Dollar tumbles as car sales, retail figures offer mixed messages on economy

By Matthew Knott, Stephen Cauchi, Sam Hall
Updated July 3 2015 - 7:13pm, first published 5:58pm
Vehicle sales were up 3.3 per cent year-on-year, new figures show. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui
Vehicle sales were up 3.3 per cent year-on-year, new figures show. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui

The Australian dollar flirted with six-year lows on Friday as booming car sales and worse-than-expected retail figures offered a mixed message for the strength of the Australian economy.

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