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Tag Archives: victoria
Super high coal prices will boost royalties and slow the increase in Qld state debt
Back in early August I observed that higher coal prices were helping the Qld economy and state budget in this time of rolling lockdowns. Amazingly, the all important metallurgical or coking coal price has surged even higher since then. There … Continue reading
Not quite the Smart State
The business R&D estimates published by the ABS last Friday reminded me of the limited economic impact of successive Queensland Government initiatives such as the Smart State and Advance Queensland, although there have been some successes such as the Biosciences … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy
Tagged abs, berd, innovation, nsw, qld, queensland, r&d, victoria
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Qld economy should cope better than NSW and Vic. economies, but our tourism regions will suffer badly
The ongoing economic fallout of the Delta outbreak continued this week, regardless of the statistical anomaly, due to people leaving the workforce, that was the reported 4.6% national unemployment rate for July. Queensland had the highest unemployment rate (5.2%) among … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Macroeconomy
Tagged abs, australia, cairns, covid-19, goldcoast, hoursworked, jobkeeper, lockdowns, nsw, qld, unemployment, victoria
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All going down together
What an awful month it’s been so far. For the first time in 12 months, the Gold Coast airport had no flights one day earlier this week, as reported by the Courier-Mail. Businesses across the country are pleading for help. … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged businessconfidence, jobkeeper, jobs, lockdowns, nsw, qld, queensland, statefinaldemand, victoria
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Qld economy’s growth rate reduced by business CAPEX fall
Queensland had the second lowest rate of State Final Demand (SFD) growth in the first quarter of 2021, according to the March quarter National Accounts published by the ABS yesterday. Queensland’s SFD grew at 0.4% compared with a national average … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged australia, gdp, lockdown, nationalaccounts, qld, queensland, sfd, tourism, victoria
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Mining CAPEX has been growing in WA, falling in Qld
Mining sector capital investment has been increasing in WA but falling in Queensland, according to March quarter capital expenditure data published by the ABS yesterday (see chart above). This would reflect a combination of the following factors: the stronger demand … Continue reading
Posted in Mining
Tagged australia, capex, covid, lockdown, qld, queensland, victoria, wa
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Surge in new houses and reno’s offset by slump in non-residential construction in Qld
The ABS’s preliminary estimates of construction activity for March quarter are discouraging for Queensland, with an overall fall of 1.7% since December quarter in seasonally adjusted terms (see chart below). In contrast, construction work done increased by 2.4% nationwide. NSW … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abs, buildingindustry, construction, nationalaccounts, nsw, qld, queensland, sa, victoria, wa
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People fleeing Victoria, staying put in Qld
Back in the middle of last decade I often commented on how Queensland was experiencing a brain drain of talented people to Victoria, with vibrant and cosmopolitan Melbourne attracting our best and brightest. That is no longer the case, and … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, Population
Tagged interstatemigration, qld, queensland, victoria
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Six houses, alike in dignity… not much else – guest post by Brendan Markey-Towler
This guest post by my good friend and fellow Queensland economist Dr Brendan Markey-Towler makes some excellent points regarding Queensland’s economic recovery from the COVID-recession – e.g. consumption spending has been goosed up by government benefits and, apart from in … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged australia, businessinvestment, coronavirus, covid-19, economy, federation, housing, jobkeeper, jobseeker, nsw, qld, victoria, wa
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A closer look at the surge in net interstate migration to Qld in September quarter 2020
Earlier this week, Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles was excited by the latest interstate migration data from the ABS, as reported by the Brisbane Times: Queensland’s acting Premier has pointed to migration data showing a surge in new residents as … Continue reading
Posted in Migration
Tagged abs, coronavirus, covid-19, interstatemigration, nsw, pandemic, qld, queensland, victoria
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