21.   Demand for labor was weak with only three jobs available for every four people seeking work, the statistics bureau of the Management and Coordination Agency reported.

22.   It is not unusual for trade figures from the customs administration and the statistics bureau to differ as the two governmental agencies use different methods for calculating statistics.

23.   It is becoming more common for gay couples to set up households together, the government statistics bureau says.

24.   Profitability of state-owned enterprises was continuing to decrease and the country still suffered from imbalances in the distribution of its money supply, the statistics bureau reported.

25.   The figure showed that more people were being laid off, said the statistics bureau of the Management and Coordination Agency, which released the figures.

26.   The statistics bureau bases its figures on data from the interior ministry, such as tax records and birth and death certificates.

27.   The state statistics bureau reported that both industrial production and industrial orders had turned lower in January.

28.   The survey results probably reflect the generally lower health expectations among Aborigines than among other Australians, the statistics bureau said.

29.   But the authorities are working to slow down demographic growth, said Ibrahim Ali, head of the statistics bureau.

30.   The national statistics bureau is expected to publish the official figures at the end of the month.