…was the rate of unemployment in September. Using the trend measure preferred by the Australian Bureau of Statistics the unemployment rate has been steady at 6 per cent for the past three months. So far this year 125,000 new jobs have been created, CommSec says.

1,002,500

… was the number of tourists from mainland China and Hong Kong who visited Australia in August. The figure, a new monthly record, was 14.1 per cent more than a year ago. 

19.8 per cent

… was the rise in sales of new apartments in August, compared with 0.5 per cent for detached houses.

197,571

… is how many new dwellings have been approved to be built in the year to August, a record. Approvals over the month rose 3.0 per cent.

2.5 per cent

… was the increase in new car sales in the year to September, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.