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- Feb 19 2019
- Feb 19 2019
MiA 2019 Maintenance in Australia - Market Report
Australia’s $42 billion maintenance market is now recovering strongly following a contraction in activity post resources boom. Rising profitability in the private sector, as well as improved public...
- Feb 19 2019
New Zealand: Building and Construction in New Zealand 2019-2023: Q1 2019 Update
Construction activity remained elevated in 2018, with the total value of work done increasing 1.7% while approvals were broadly stable. The total value of building consents is expected to sli...
- Feb 13 2019
Economic Outlook, February 2019
The high frequency data has largely confirmed our view that while exports remain robust, domestic demand is going through a soft patch – we maintain our forecast for 2.5% growth in 2019, down from an...
- Feb 11 2019
No bite from Hayne but credit conditions remain tight
As we anticipated, from an economic perspective the final report from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (Hayne report) was all ‘bark’...
- Feb 08 2019
Exports to China – becoming more than just commodities
The Chinese economy lost momentum over the second half of 2018. Our forecast is for a relatively shallow and subdued slowing, with growth to bottom out in Q2 2019. However, a more pronounced slowdown...
- Feb 01 2019
Engineering Construction Australia 2019 - 2033 January Update
The one-off boost from the arrival of the Prelude offshore LNG platform in Australian waters in September 2017 resulted in headline engineering construction work done falling sharply year-on-ye...
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Latest Global Analysis
- Feb 18 2019
Global debt risks – significant, but not a re-run of 2008
Global debt risks are significant, but in our view a re-run of the 2007-08 period is not on the cards. A lower level of household debt risks in particular makes the outlook less worrying than a decade...
- Feb 13 2019
No sign yet of the growth soft patch abating
Our advanced-economy (AE) growth indicator fell in January and European indices were once again particularly weak. What’s more the weakness spread to the US, whose index fell for the first time since...
- Feb 12 2019
Soft landings: Difficult but by no means impossible
Policymakers have rarely engineered soft landings, but central banks may be better placed to do so this time around. Crucially though, this relies on central banks being willing and able to use unconv...
- Feb 11 2019
Soft landings: Lessons from history
The evidence from the post-war period is that soft economic landings are relatively rare. What’s more, peaks in the US, UK and German/eurozone policy rates have on average been followed by a recession...
- Feb 08 2019
The wisdom of crowds: 3 years of the Global Risk Survey
The Oxford Economics Global Risk Survey contains useful information about the economic outlook, based on our analysis of business perceptions over the past three years. The latest results point to the...
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Engineering Construction in Australia
Engineering Construction in Australia provides the best analysis, insights and forecasts of Australia’s dynamic civil construction market across transport (roads, bridges, railways, harbours), utilities (water, sewerage, electricity, telecommunications), recreation, pipelines and mining and heavy industry construction. Updated quarterly, including an extensive databank, detailed forecasts and project lists.
Building in Australia
A comprehensive overview of the long run Australia residential and non-residential outlook. Includes detailed forecasts by sector, including houses, apartments, offices, retail, warehouses, accommodation, education and health.
Residential Property Prospects 2018-2021
Report contains a three year forecast outlook for median house and unit prices for Australia’s state and territory capital cities and selected regional centres. Analysis and forecasts of key drivers, including economic indicators, migration, population growth and underlying demand and supply are also included.