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Latest Australian Analysis
- Jan 15 2021
Recovery tracker dips at end of 2020, but is improving
Our recovery tracker indicator improved steadily through November and early-December, almost reaching its pre-crisis level. However, the imposition of interstate border controls over the holiday seaso...
- Jan 12 2021
Domestic travel restrictions will be a headwind in Q1 and bring increased uncertainty. GDP growth fell by 2.8% in 2020, to be followed by a 3.1% increase in 2021
Recent data confirm the economic recovery continues to run a little ahead of expectations, with retail sales, trade flows and the labour market all performing well. However, the emergence of new, more...
- Dec 24 2020
India: Building and Construction in India 2020-2024: December 2020 Update
Total construction work done in 2020 in nominal prices is expected to decline 16.2%, dragged down by residential (-25.6%), non-residential (-19.9%) and civil engineering (-2.7%) sectors. Covid-19 and...
- Dec 24 2020
Mining in Australia - Dec 2020
The mining investment cycle is continuing to show signs of a rebound, despite the headwinds caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the trade dispute with China. The after-effects of the Oil and Gas b...
- Dec 23 2020
Sydney Commercial Property Prospects 2020-2030
Strong supply and weak, pandemic affected demand, have combined to send the Sydney CBD office market into a downturn. Net absorption is negative, and likely to remain so near term, pushing up the vac...
- Dec 23 2020
Sydney Suburban Centres and Office Parks 2020 - 2030
Sydney's suburban office markets are part way through a marked downturn caused by a combination of strong supply and weak demand. Vacancy rates have risen to a non-CBD average of over 9%, on track fo...
- Dec 23 2020
Philippines: Building and Construction in the Philippines 2020-2024: December 2020 Update
Total construction work done is now anticipated to decline 25.3% (down from a previous -14.0%) in 2020 as both weak domestic and global demand see total building (-18.5%) work done remain lackluster....
- Dec 23 2020
China: Building and Construction in China 2020-2024: December 2020 Update
As business and domestic demand continues to recover on improved confidence amid the entrenched GDP rebound from the coronavirus hit and emerging signs of a recovery in employment, we forecast both re...
- Dec 22 2020
Brisbane Commercial Property Prospects 2020-2030
The Brisbane office market correction is mild by comparison with the experience of Sydney or Melbourne. Even so, the CBD and Fringe vacancy rates have ticked up and we expect them to rise further to...
- Dec 18 2020
The Outlook for Residential Land in Melbourne December 2020
Outer Melbourne’s house and land market is showing resilience in the face of a plunge in the city’s population growth. Prices barely suffered any correction in 2020 and the boost to demand from th...
Latest Global Analysis
- Jan 20 2021
First, pandemic hits automakers, now it’s a chip shortage
A global shortage of semiconductors for auto parts is currently forcing major automakers to slash vehicle production. This is a reminder that while global supply-chain disruptions have eased considera...
- Jan 20 2021
The scars of Covid-19
The coronavirus crisis is likely to have persistent negative effects on world output. Our baseline forecast already assumes the crisis will cut the long-term level of world GDP by around 2%, or US$2.1...
- Jan 19 2021
Covid-19 scorecard update: New year offers no respite
Our latest Covid-19 vulnerability scorecard shows that advanced economies (AEs) are most vulnerable to the pandemic. This contrasts with our summer update when emerging markets (EMs) were overtaking A...
- Jan 19 2021
Credit where credit’s due for EM unconventional policies
Alongside massive global liquidity support, EM policymakers’ firm deployment of monetary and prudential policies have enabled their economies to pass an incredibly severe stress test better than many...
- Jan 18 2021
Coronavirus Watch: Early lessons from Israel
The speedy vaccine rollout in Israel means that the majority of the most vulnerable to Covid-19 there may soon enjoy peak protection from the virus. But for various reasons, other economies are unlike...
- Jan 13 2021
Convergence will continue to bolster APAC currencies
We expect most Asian currencies to gain against the US$ in 2021 and be supported by solid current account prospects in coming years. Longer-term, we expect continued catch-up-driven real exchange rate...
- Jan 12 2021
Why still-cautious consumers could spend big in 2021
Sharply rising household savings, booming house prices, strong financial markets, and unprecedented fiscal support have all contributed to unusually strong household balance sheets at the start of 202...
- Jan 11 2021
For world trade, a strong but incomplete rebound in 2021
World goods trade recovered strongly in the second half of 2020 and by mid-2021 should be expanding at a double-digit annual pace. But the rebound is uneven, and this, plus coronavirus-related uncerta...
- Jan 11 2021
Coronavirus Watch: Optimism surge proves short lived
The sense of optimism at the prospect of widespread vaccinations in 2021 has been deflated by the discovery of more transmissible forms of coronavirus in the UK and South Africa, as well as the stutte...
- Jan 07 2021
Global: New virus variants, new economic risks
News on vaccine progress has offered some light at the end of the Covid tunnel, but the discovery that more transmissible variants have spread outside the UK and South Africa means the downside risks...
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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.