Coming down to Earth: The economy’s not as strong as we’ve been led to believe - Sydney Morning Herald


6/2/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Ross Gittins

Until we’ve fixed our chronic weak wage growth problem, we’re likely to see quite weak economic growth.

So the growth in consumer spending came from a 2 percentage-point fall in the rate of household saving during the quarter, to 11.4 per cent. Household saving leapt during the two lockdowns, from its … [+3659 chars]

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