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[cj]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano@Apr 18 2004, 08:41 AM
australians are younger than americans...
cj, what are the interest rates climate in Australia?

If I am correct in my thinking, the rates in Australia are HIGHER than they are in USA

interest rates have been good lately but risen in the last 12 months.
http://www.economagic.com/em-cgi/data.exe/...e/rba/firmmcm11

this has a few graphs on it about age of owners of shares etc
http://www.asx.com.au/shareholder/pdf/Shar...nership2002.pdf

and
http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/...c1?OpenDocument

AGEING POPULATION

The median age of the Australian population, the age at which half the population is older and half is younger, has increased by 5.9 years in the last 20 years from 30.2 years at 30 June 1983 to 36.1 years at 30 June 2003. Between 30 June 2002 and 2003 there was an increase in the median age of 0.2 years. Australia's population is ageing because of a sustained low level of fertility, which has resulted in proportionally fewer children in the population, and increased life expectancy.

interest rates have risen .7% since the median age went up .2 years ...

you'll have to look deeper to back your numbers :P

this thing is cool, population pyramid ... http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html