Housing demand has gained momentum over recent months in Australia with prices and new construction picking up sharply. Activity has been...
State budgets complementing sharp fiscal response | Australia
Posted by Tyson Goddard on Feb 17, 2021
The withdrawal of stimulus by the state and territory governments will be a little more gradual than the federal government; there will be a sharp...
Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Risks and rewards
Posted by BIS Oxford Economics on Feb 11, 2021
The Australian government’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is scheduled to begin in late February 2021. The vaccine will be rolled out in stages,...
Inflation to be subdued following recent volatility
Posted by Rory Treadwell on Feb 10, 2021
Consumer price inflation was remarkably volatile over much of 2020. Government policies aimed at abating cost-of-living pressures in response to...
Alternate paths to post-pandemic recovery | Australia
Posted by Tyson Goddard on Feb 3, 2021
Vaccine rollouts are either underway or imminent in several countries, butglobal GDP growth will be constrained by social distancing measures in...
Domestic tourism limited by state border closures | Australia
Posted by Tourism Economics on Jan 18, 2021
Many countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have restricted entry to international travellers during the pandemic, resulting in larger...
Recovery Tracker dips at end of 2020, but is improving | Australia
Posted by Sean Langcake on Jan 15, 2021
Our recovery tracker indicator improved steadily through November and early December, almost reaching its pre-crisis level. However, the...
Australia Key Themes 2021: Mixed recovery from COVID recession
Posted by Sarah Hunter on Dec 17, 2020
After an unprecedented year the economic recovery is underway. Thus far fiscal policy has done much of the heavy lifting, and government spending...
Lower migration puts a drag on the economy | Australia
Posted by Tyson Goddard on Dec 14, 2020
Recovery momentum improves through November | Australia
Posted by Rory Treadwell on Dec 9, 2020
Our ‘recovery tracker’ indicator improved further through November and is now at its highest level since March. However, the index shows that...