Australia: Record recession free run looks set to continue for some time – Westpac
|According to Bill Evans, analyst at Westpac, Australia has not had a recession, which is formally defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth or negative growth in annual terms since the early 1990’s.
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“There is ample evidence that the economy is weak:
- GDP per capita has contracted over the year.
- Consumer spending per capita has contracted over the year.
- Private domestic demand has contracted over the year.
In terms of how the economy might “feel” to households, in particular, these measures certainly point to a downbeat economic climate. But this is not a recession with the associated extreme pain for households, businesses, and institutions.”
“So why has Australia not experienced a technical recession since the early 1990’s?
In terms of how the economy might “feel” to households, in particular, these measures certainly point to a downbeat economic climate.
But this is not a recession with the associated extreme pain for households, businesses, and institutions.”
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