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Michael Pascoe Lies, Damned Lies & Hockeynomics. BusinessDay.com.au. Budget balances 2010-16. Source: Treasury May 2011. Going grey – who pays?. Ghost of budgets past. May 2006 May 2011 Unemployment 4.9% 4.9%
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Michael PascoeLies, Damned Lies & Hockeynomics BusinessDay.com.au
Budget balances 2010-16 Source: Treasury May 2011
Ghost of budgets past... May 2006 May 2011 Unemployment 4.9% 4.9% Home Mortgage 7.55% 7.8% RBA core inflation 2.6% 2.7% Source: RBA, ABS
Ghost of budgets future? May 2006 May 2008 Unemployment 4.9% 4.2% Home Mortgage 7.55% 9.45% RBA core inflation 2.6% 4.1% Source: RBA, ABS
Real retail turnover Source ABS Oct 5
Department stores departing… Source ABS Oct 5
Going nude clothing shoes accessories Source ABS Oct 5
“Other” retailing Source ABS Oct 5
RETAIL BACK TO NORMAL? • Source: Morgan Stanley, ABS
R.I.P. News “We must adapt to the new reality of the political cycle, where facts are boring and expensive to get, while opinion is both entertaining and cheap.” “ The news cycle is getting supplanted by an opinion cycle and basically that opinion cycle is brutal. It is really, really nasty, but it's also very powerful.” - Lachlan Harris, K. Rudd’s former spinner
China: building Europe in 15 years Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
CAPEX KA-BOOM! • Source: ABS Sept 1
MINING CAPEX • Source: ABS Sept 1
People – what really counts 2008 Net migration 315,700 Population growth 2.2% (467,300) 2011 (to March 31) Net migration 167,100 Population growth 1.4% (312,400) Source ABS Sept
“Official” Migration Program 2010-11 2011-12 Family 54,550 58,600 Skilled 113,850 125,850 Special 300 550 Total: 168,700 185,000 +16,300 Sustainable spin
2010-11 2011-12 Total: 168,700 185,000 + Humanitarian program 14,750 (+4,000) + Kiwis 25,000, +“457” visas…. ABS:NOM to March 167,100 Chris Bowen: NOM “in the region of 170,000 - 180,000 over the next few years” Unsustainable spin
Mining income Source: Treasury May 2011 Source: Aust Treasury
Mining investment Source: Aust Treasury