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- Dec 12 2018
Building In Australia 2018 - December Update
A steady upwards trend in total building was observed over the five years to 2017/18, with activity reaching almost $120 billion (constant 2015/16 prices). While new dwelling building was the driving...
- Dec 12 2018
GDP misses expectations in September quarter, growth in FY19 now seen at 2.7%
GDP growth was weaker than expected in Q3 at a modest 0.3% q/q. Some of the weakness in the quarter was a result of expected further declines in mining engineering construction and weakness in volatil...
- Dec 12 2018
New Zealand: Building and Construction in New Zealand 2018-2022: December 2018 Update
The latest construction sector data show that building activity is set to remain elevated in 2018, with work done increasing further from 2017’s level while approvals are set to decline slightly.&...
- Dec 05 2018
Building Industry Prospects December 2018 Bulletin
Coming off a record level in 2017/18, the value of total builidng is set to edge back over 2018/19 (-9%) and 2019/20 (-4%). This outlook for Australia is modestly weaker than that publishe...
- Dec 05 2018
Road Construction in Australia 2018-32 December Update
Road construction slightly outperformed our previous forecasts for FY18, with $21 billion of work done for the year ended June. As anticipated, this was the highest level of road construction in Aust...
- Dec 04 2018
The Evolution of Non-mining Business Investment
Underpinned by robust growth in the global economy and an improving domestic demand environment, non-mining business investment has surprised to the upside over the past year. Moving into 2019, the su...
- Nov 28 2018
Capital expenditure realisation ratios on the rise
In addition to the monthly business confidence indicators, the ABS’ Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) survey provides a forward-looking view of firms’ investment intentions over the next financial year. It...
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Latest Global Analysis
- Dec 10 2018
2019 prospects still look solid despite the soggy year end
Softer GDP growth at end-2018 and rising concerns about trade wars, capacity pressures and underlying inflation have created an air of gloom around economic and financial prospects for 2019. However,...
- Dec 07 2018
OPEC cuts will help to underpin oil prices
Today, OPEC announced that it would be cutting oil production by 1.2mb/day, despite pressure from the US to avoid doing so. This comes against a backdrop of rapid US supply growth, rising inventories...
- Dec 07 2018
Not all trade wars are created equal
When interpreting estimates of the economic impact of trade wars, the devil is in the detail. Our review of more than 30 institutions’ trade war projections finds huge variation – much of which can be...
- Dec 06 2018
Yield curve flattening not grounds for panicking
An inverted yield curve is not something to dismiss, as policymakers who did in the mid-2000s will attest to. Even so, the recent flattening of the US curve has not led us to revise up the risk of a g...
- Dec 03 2018
G20 Summit: Trump-Xi détente
Beyond the political spin, the meeting between Trump and Xi can be considered a success in that the threatened escalation of trade tensions has been pushed back three months and the two parties are on...
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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.