(MENAFN) Gross operating profit by Australian firm increased 1.7 percent in the last quarter of 2013, Xinhua reported
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said that the results in the period are nearly in line with forecasts of 2 percent
Economists say that the data show that the mining and resources sector still has a lage role in pushing economic growth in Australia
A JP Morgan economist said: "When you look at the profits data it is still quite reliant on the resource sector.
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