Hiring people Archives - Small Business Insights

Cash flow

53.53^%

of Australian small businesses were cash flow positive in August

-0.67 p.p.
Month on monthMoM

1.17 p.p.
Year on yearYoY

Getting paid

34.40

days on average for Australian small-business invoices with 30-day terms to be paid in August

-2.41 %
Month on monthMoM

0.03 %
Year on yearYoY

Hiring people

0.51^%

change in the number of Australian small business employees from July to August 2018

-0.54 p.p.
Year on yearYoY

Trading overseas

3.66

change The total value of imports and exports rose 3.7 percent month on month in August, powered by a 14.5 percent jump in in outbound shipments. Imports fell 4.6 percent.

7.25 p.p.
Year on yearYoY

Cloud adoption

31.0^%

growth in Australian subscribers on Xero in the year through 31 March 2018

0.51%
-0.54 p.p. YoY

0.51%
-0.54 p.p. YoY

Percentage change in number of small business employees

Small business employment rebounded in August, rising 0.5% month on month. Casual roles led the gains, climbing almost twice that much, while full-time positions were little changed.

53.53%

-0.67 p.p. Month on monthMoM

1.17 p.p. Year on yearYoY

34.40

-2.41 % Month on monthMoM

0.03 % Year on yearYoY

0.51%

-0.54 p.p. Year on yearYoY

3.66

7.25 p.p. Year on yearYoY

31.0%

Hiring people

Percentage change in number of small business employees

0.51%

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53.53^%

-0.67 p.p.
Month on monthMoM

1.17 p.p.
Year on yearYoY

-2.41 %
Month on monthMoM

0.03 %
Year on yearYoY

0.51^%

-0.54 p.p.
Year on yearYoY

7.25 p.p.
Year on yearYoY

31.0^%

0.51^%