* November vehicle sales dive 22 pct from year earlier * Approvals to build new homes down 5.4 pct in Oct * Trade surplus widens to record A$2.95 billion in October By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Australia's vehicle sales drove off a cliff in November as skittish consumers shied away from big purchases, pointing to a miserable fourth quarter for consumption which could well tip the economy into outright recession. Thursday's data also underlined the depressed state of the housing market...
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