at 12:15 am on January 27, 2021 | 38 comments
After being negative on the Australian economy throughout most of 2020, we shifted gears late in the year claiming the Australian economy was
“poised for a V-shaped recovery”.
Our change in view was cemented after the September quarter national accounts recorded a much stronger than expected rebound in real GDP following Australia’s excellent handling of the COVID-19 pandemic:
This strong recovery was driven by the household sector and came despite Victoria remaining under lockdown and detracting from national growth over the quarter:
This meant the national economy would inevitably experience further solid growth over subsequent quarters as Victoria records ‘catch-up’ growth after reopening.
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