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The unprecedented economic forces shaping the world

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earths, and semiconductors, which are necessary for the digital age. The capital goods required to build a new age will also be in high demand, he says.

Chief economist update: It's looking up for the land down under

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... in domestic demand with importation of consumption goods surging by 14% in the month of October while imports of capital goods rose by 8% and "intermediate and other goods" went up by 6.0%. Next stop services exports. Reports that an effective vaccine ...

Chief economist update: Not out of the woods

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... increase in exports primarily reflected an increase in goods (led by automotive vehicles, engines, and parts as well as capital goods). The increase in nonresidential fixed investment primarily reflected an increase in equipment (led by transportation ...

GDP figures reveal start of COVID-19 impact

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... globally. Net trade contributed 0.5 percentage points to GDP. "Imports of goods fell 3.9%, with falls in consumption and capital goods reflecting weak domestic demand," the ABS said. "Imports of services fell 13.6%, with travel services falling sharply ...

Chief economist update: Blame and trim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... prices in the year to September. "...prices for foods, feeds, and beverages fell over the same period and prices for capital goods recorded no change". As such, it's not just me and Donald J that's thinking that the Fed has "gone wild". Financial ...

Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... sectors, in retail, sales, manufacturing, services, in construction. Then we had declines in industrial production, in capital goods production. The PMI in exports orders also declined. Also we had declines in national business and confidence indicators. ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... First, there are now clearer signs of revival in investment activity as reflected in the sustained expansion in capital goods production and still rising imports, albeit at a slower pace than in January. Second, global demand has been improving, which ...

Gesundheit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... reflected in improving credit offtake, large resource mobilisation from the primary capital market, and improving capital goods production and imports. Third, the process of recapitalisation of public sector banks has got underway." There's good news ...

Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... other merchandise goods rose $385m (4%), consumption goods rose $197m (2%) and non-monetary gold rose $16m (4%). Capital goods fell $120m (2%). Services debits rose $119m (2%)". While Australian demand for imports appears to be stronger overall, the ...

Not as good as the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... lubricants (-9%), parts for transport equipment (-19%), processed industrial supplies (-6%), and other parts for capital goods (-4%). Capital goods import increased by a small 1.0% over the month due largely to "civil aircraft and confidentialised items ...
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