More Australian data: ANZ survey of jobs advertisements for May: +1.5% m/m (prior -0.3%)

This data point was out at the same time as the official data, ICYMI:

• AUD - Australia data: April retail sales 0.4% m/m (vs. expected +0.3%)
• AUD - Australia data: Q1 Inventories 0.7% q/q (vs. expected 0.0%)
• AUD - Australia data: Q1 company profits 5.9% q/q (vs. expected +3.0%)

OK, ANZ jobs ads came in at +1.5% m/m

• prior was -0.3%, revised from -0.2%
• For the y/y, up 11.5%

ANZ Head of Australian Economics David Plank:

• Despite somewhat mixed employment reports this year, we remain of the view that Australia's labour market will remain solid through 2018

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ANZ assess Australian job advertisements in newspapers and on the internet