The Australian economy: Performance and outlook

Mark Thirlwell

Austrade

Australia in perspective

Click to edit Master title style Size and growth

Demonstrated economic resilience

AAA sovereign creditworthiness

Click to edit Master title style Favourable demographics

Competitive strengths

And financial depth

Australia in transition

Click to edit Master title style Riding the resources boom

Click to edit Master title style Consequences for competitiveness

Click to edit Master title style For the composition of exports

Click to edit Master title style And for the direction of exports

Click to edit Master title style Comparative concentration

Click to edit Master title style The world changes

Click to edit Master title style Post-boom growing pains

Click to edit Master title style Adjustment is underway

Click to edit Master title style The consumption story

Click to edit Master title style The investment story

Click to edit Master title style Competitiveness realigns

Click to edit Master title style External adjustment (1)

Click to edit Master title style External adjustment (2)

Australia in the longer run

Click to edit Master title style A positive growth outlook

Healthy population growth

High level of human capital

Robust, quality institutions

Integrated with Asia’s growth engines

Click to edit Master title style With resources to fuel and feed the region

Click to edit Master title style And services for its rising consumers

The Australian economy: Performance and outlook

Mark Thirlwell

Austrade