There is a wide range of sectors that will suffer higher input costs like producers and offtakers of by-products, such as fertilisers and ethanol. These higher input costs for producers may ripple through the supply chain, eventually leading to higher prices for consumers in Australia as well.
However, as we expect the risk to be to the upside, we have done an exercise to determine the effect on economic growth in case we add 1ppts higher inflation for to our base case. Figure 9 illustrates that 1ppts higher inflation generally has a negative effect on economic growth. Mainly due to lower consumption and lower investments. The result is an approximately 0.
After several delays, we were happy to welcome a new James Bond movie to our lives. However, some of the news in recent weeks covering international relations feels like a real life Anglo-Saxon spy plot. Many of the trade routes toward Europe and US flow through the region.
Therefore, the security of these trade routes is of importance so as to ensure the safe flow of commodities, materials, and goods towards the west. This ambition simultaneously denounced a AUD 90bn deal with France.
Obviously, this was very ill -received by France, especially since France was informed only just before the official announcement.
The fury of France means economic consequences will be broader than just financial since France has recalled their ambassadors from Washington and Canberra, and EU-AU trade talks are stalled for the moment. Hopefully, this action will not scar the overall diplomatic credibility of Australia. Nevertheless, Australia can move forward with its renewed partnership with the US and UK within the new security deal, which is one of the most significant since WW2. Apart from diplomatic opportunity costs, the financial cost of purchasing nuclear-powered submarines will probably be much higher for the Australian government as it not only encompasses building the actual submarines but also all other supporting technology involved to be able to get the submarines into operation.
The total costs are unclear because the deal came without exact disclosure of the costs, although the countries admit that it will be more costly than the deal with France. So even if we take the most conservative number of AUD 90bn, which were the costs of the deal with France, it would increase the current government budget deficit with AUD 9bn a year for the next ten years.
This increases pressure on an already depressed government budget. AUKUS was not the only major announcement on the geopolitical front. However, this partnership is more focussed on deepening the ties with the Indo-Pacific region diplomatically and economically, rather than militarily. Yet, it seems quite clear that the recent moves are part of a strategy to counterbalance increasing Chinese influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Furthermore, Australia is clearly tightening relations with like-minded economies in an effort to increase its economic resilience.
Australian-Chinese relations had already worsened last year , with China banning Australian products like coal, barley, lobster and wine. The recent moves by the Australian government have led to a furtherer deterioration of the bilateral relation. But Australia also has large supply chain dependency on China, with large dependencies on crucial imports used for industry inputs like semi-conductors, computers and fertilisers. After all, it feels like a messy divorce in the making, following a fruitful 30 years affair.
Summing things up, there are some bumps ahead on the road back to full economic recovery for Australia. Domestically, there is light at the end of the tunnel with regard to the economic impact of the Covid pandemic.
Vaccination rates continue to climb after a very slow start. The recovery brings an opportunity to boost innovation and reallocation, necessary to face the challenges of digitalisation and meet climate change targets in a cost-efficient way.
It also provides a chance to boost educational opportunities for disadvantaged students and refocus on improving the living standards of Indigenous communities. Economic Survey of Australia September The pandemic recession in was milder than in most other OECD countries, but recent outbreaks have prompted the country to begin transitioning from a zero tolerance to a containment approach to the virus.
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The start of brought huge challenges for Australia. The Government acted quickly to close borders and contain the pandemic. The Australian health system coped with infections and the government supported businesses and the livelihoods of Australian workers. Australian GDP was 2. This decline was far smaller than the average rate of —4. Gross domestic product constant prices.
Few countries achieved both. The Australian public generally adhered to stringent, fast-changing lockdown measures. By April , Australia combined a low fatality rate with a low impact on GDP, relative to most other countries.
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