澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-01（在线收听）

 Presses have defined the national trend climbing by more than half a percent in the December quarter.A survey by RP Data shows Sydney remains the most expensive city with a medium house price 485,00 dollars Perth was the worst performing capital.House price there fell by just over 2 percent.Brisbane recalled the biggest annual decline with house prices falling almost 7% last year.Unemployment in the Euro-zone hit a record high in the end of last year.Official figures show the jobless rate in 17 Euro-zone countries reached 10.4 in December.That's the highest level since the Euro introduced in 1999. Sixteen and a half million people in Euro-zone are looking for work at the moment.Spain has the highest unemployment rate,almost 23%.