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Old Jan 23rd 2012, 5:22 am
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Yeah you could be right, we reckon things started shooting up since we have been in this house which is 10 years now so that sounds about right.

Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
I'd say it was around the time the Chinese started to move here En Masse... between 6-8 years back.
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Originally Posted by chris955
When exactly did Australia become so expensive ? Was it 5 years ago or did it start before that ?
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/mor...-1226221237830

http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/Why...44927.html?x=0
From your links:
Groceries are expensive here but that's only one part of the story
(Decent) Houses in nice areas of the UK are expensive
Many new cars are cheaper here than in the UK - VW for example
I paid $1.80 for a can of coke in Fremantle the other day
I just had a delicious butter chicken curry lunch for $10
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
Fair enough, but the UK retail industry has also been smashed, but by a poor economy rather than exchange rates. Plenty of big retail businesses over there have gone under or are in big trouble.

Retail is one of those industries that can keep on reinventing itself though, so no shit needs to be given in either country.
If it has to be a UK versus Oz comparison then I'd argue that Aussie retail is in structural decline rather than an economic downturn like the UK's sector. Consumers accustomed to limited choice, high price retail are now far more savvy, setting up US addresses to leapfrog Aussie protectionism and taking advantage of overseas retail for everything
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If it has to be a UK versus Oz comparison then I'd argue that Aussie retail is in structural decline rather than an economic downturn like the UK's sector. Consumers accustomed to limited choice, high price retail are now far more savvy, setting up US addresses to leapfrog Aussie protectionism and taking advantage of overseas retail for everything
What about deleveraging and consumer conservatism?

http://www.news.com.au/business/mark...-1226239829533
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Originally Posted by Turban Explorer
If it has to be a UK versus Oz comparison then I'd argue that Aussie retail is in structural decline rather than an economic downturn like the UK's sector. Consumers accustomed to limited choice, high price retail are now far more savvy, setting up US addresses to leapfrog Aussie protectionism and taking advantage of overseas retail for everything
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It is what it is. I know how and where to get the best prices where possible. I earn far more here than in the UK. Life's good.
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The comments after that story are interesting and paint a very clear picture.

Originally Posted by commonwealth
What about deleveraging and consumer conservatism?

http://www.news.com.au/business/mark...-1226239829533
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Originally Posted by chris955
The comments after that story are interesting and paint a very clear picture.
You read and take account of comments posted about online news articles!

Now I've heard it all!
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Originally Posted by commonwealth
What about deleveraging and consumer conservatism?

http://www.news.com.au/business/mark...-1226239829533
I don't see how a poor retail performance has anything to do with consumers paying off debt! More that alot of Australians are in economic difficulty and that the domestic retail sector doesn't appeal.
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If you read the comments from actual consumers following that story they say that far from saving what they don't spend they don't actually have any spare money. The problem with some on here that came here as skilled workers and earn good money that is not the average Australian.

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I don't see how a poor retail performance has anything to do with consumers paying off debt! More that alot of Australians are in economic difficulty and that the domestic retail sector doesn't appeal.
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Originally Posted by Turban Explorer
I don't see how a poor retail performance has anything to do with consumers paying off debt!


saving instead of buying.
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Yes but that doesn't seem to be the case.

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Originally Posted by chris955
Yes but that doesn't seem to be the case.
http://www.news.com.au/business/mark...-1226239829533
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Originally Posted by Turban Explorer
If it has to be a UK versus Oz comparison then I'd argue that Aussie retail is in structural decline rather than an economic downturn like the UK's sector. Consumers accustomed to limited choice, high price retail are now far more savvy, setting up US addresses to leapfrog Aussie protectionism and taking advantage of overseas retail for everything
So what? Aussie retailers will adapt and most will survive. Aussie consumers will be better off. What's the problem?

A strong currency forces companies to become more efficient. They can use the strong currency to their advantage by investing in machinery, software etc to make themselves more efficient. That doesn't mean we shouldn't be doing more to cushion the manufacturing and tourism sectors - more tax on mining would be a very good idea IMO.

There are certain whingers on this board who can't accept that the ex-colony is racing ahead of the mother country. In the good old days they could always say "the weather's better, the houses are bigger, there's more social cohesion but London is the place to go if you really want to succeed". Well it just ain't true anymore.
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I don't mind Aussie retailers suffering. Almost all that they sell are imported stuff.
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