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Date Posted: 05:38:01 11/03/25 Mon
Author: Curious
Author Host/IP: 49.196.178.164
Subject: Re: Story Inspiration Sources (The New Prohibition V5.19)
In reply to: Curious 's message, "Re: Story Inspiration Sources (The New Prohibition V5.0)" on 13:26:11 10/24/24 Thu

"Australia's addiction to black-market tobacco has dragged down consumer spending figures, as the nation's economic recovery stumbles along.

After two soft months of growth, household spending rose just 0.2 per cent in September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Monday.

But the data was muddied by a surge in illicit cigarette and vape sales, which are not included in the official statistics.

Excluding the sharp drop in supermarket cigarettes and tobacco sales, the indicator would have risen by 0.4 per cent over the quarter, double the reported figure."

https://www.msn.com/en-au/health/other/illicit-cigarettes-surge-clouds-modest-spending-lift/ar-AA1PGxtU

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