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4.The survey of 15,000 people found the average income of Australian retirees was $1,917 a month, while the cost of average household expenses is $1,437 a month.
5.Businesses are spending as much as A$6,000 on half-day happiness workshops for their staff.
6.Australian investment in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors amounted to about A$1 billion, while Hong Kong investment in Australia was worth some A$13.3 billion - the fourth-largest source of foreign investment.
7.US dollar strength put pressure on commodity-based currencies such as the A$ and the Rand.
8.Currency markets are continuing to push the carry trade with the currencies with the highest domestic interest rates doing the best, namely Australian and New Zealand dollar and also the Norwegian Krone.
9.The price fluctuation in international foreign exchange market was wider every day in 2003.The dollar devalued continuously against the Eurodollar,pound,Japanese yen,AUD,Canadian dollar and was in low bit of recent years.
10.On the other hand, GBP, AUD and CAD also totaled 10%.
