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Today is the day, when 2 become 1! The @ABSStats account is merging into the @ABSCensus account today. Be sure to follow @ABSCensus for further updates on ABS stats and #AusCensus data. Over and out Twittersphere! #data #statistics #STEM #auspol #ausbiz #ausecon #agchatoz

Lights, camera, action! #AusCensus stats suggest this state could be the best for these creative careers...

To see the full statistical release, visit our website: bit.ly/2GYzCBe

Did you catch the #news about the latest ABS recorded #crime #statistics? Among the coverage was this piece by @9NewsAUS: bit.ly/2nVerHt

Valentine’s Day is coming up soon, but more of us are flying solo than ever! In 2016, almost one in four households was a lone person household. Here are the top three professions that are most likely to live alone. #AusCensus #valentinesday

The RBA has released a snapshot of Key Economic Indicators - goo.gl/B8Jx6o

There were increases in: WA, up 5% or 1,778 offenders Tas, up 2% or 216 offenders NSW, up less than 1% or 380 offenders

From 2015–16 to 2016–17 there were decreases in offender numbers in: Vic, down 3% or 1,910 offenders Qld, down 4% or 4,225 offenders ACT, down 4% or 102 offenders NT, down 2% or 202 offenders SA, down 1% or 389 offenders

The RBA has released a snapshot of the Composition of the Australian Economy – goo.gl/B8Jx6o

New @ABSStats: Victoria saw a 5% decrease in youth offenders from 2016-17. It has the second lowest youth offender rate in the country abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.…

Youth offender numbers are down according to latest ABS #crime #statistics. Take a look at Recorded Crime - Offenders, 2016-17 for more details: bit.ly/2GYzCBe

Get ready to welcome @ABSStats to our profile! Our Twitter accounts will be merging on 13 February, so stay tuned for more juicy ABS stats and #AusCensus data right here.

"In the first few weeks it was a 24/7 operation…” - Jonathan Palmer, Deputy Australian Statistician, recently took @ANZ_bluenotes behind the scenes of the ABS's Marriage Law survey taskforce: bit.ly/2BKSUGI #agile #leadership

Lots of interest in the ABS #Retail Trade data released today, including this article by @BIAUS bit.ly/2nNk0Ia #shopping #ausecon

"Department stores (-0.6%), cafes, restaurants and takeaways (-0.1%), and clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing (-0.1%) also fell. Food retailing rose (0.7%) in December 2017."

"There were falls for household goods retailing (-2.6%) and other retailing (-1.8%) following strong rises in the November month," said Ben James, Director of Quarterly Economy Wide Surveys.

In seasonally adjusted terms, there were falls in Vic (-0.8%), NSW (-0.4 %), WA (-0.8 %), Tas (-1.6%), the ACT (-1.5%), SA (-0.3%), and the NT(-0.7 %). Qld was relatively unchanged (0.0 per cent).

Retail turnover falls 0.5 per cent in December. bit.ly/2BZUF2E

Enrolments up in government #schools - check out the latest data in Schools, Australia 2017 for details: bit.ly/2nHsror #education