… was the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May, down from the previous month's 6.1 per cent. The labour force participation rate was steady at 64.7 per cent.

95.3

… was the level of the Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence in early June, a fall of 6.9 per cent. A reading below 100 indicates pessimism.

11.4 per cent

… was the increase in urban investment in China in the five months to May compared with a year ago, a 14-year low, according to CommSec.

$US59.49 billion

… was China's trade surplus in May, just short of the record $US60.56 billion in February.

+6.6 points

… was the level of the NAB business confidence index in May after rising from +4.4 points and it is above the long-term average of +4.5 points.

2.9 per cent

…  was the rise in the value of new home loans in April. The figure excludes re-financing loans to owner occupiers, which fell.