March 2026
In the March edition of Economic Intelligence we cover:
- Ensuring the sustainability of Australia’s care industry: Our research note explores how declining productivity sits at the core of Australia’s care‑industry challenges, intensifying financial, investment and funding pressures and underscoring the need to restore productivity growth for long‑term sustainability.
- Tracking Australian industry: GDP was lifted by restocking and government spending; investment growth was supported by datacentres; wage gains continuing to lag behind inflation; economy remains dependant on non-market sectors; tightening profit margins putting pressure on investment and employment and household spending boosted mainly by services
- Economic Forecasts: The IMF forecasts Australia’s economy to grow only modestly in 2026 and 2027, with inflation likely to remain stubbornly high.
