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The Australian Economy this Week 2022-05-13

The Australian Economy this Week | 14^th May 2022

Saul Eslake’s The Australian Economy this Week chart pack, for week ended 13th May 2022, portrays developments in the Australian economy, with particular emphasis on: the impact of Covid-19, broad indicators of economic growth, conditions in the business sector the household sector, and consumer spending housing finance and construction. and the residential property market the...

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The Australian Economy this Week 2022-05-06

The Australian Economy this Week | 7^th May 2022

Saul Eslake’s The Australian Economy this Week chart pack, for week ended 6th May 2022, portrays developments in the Australian economy, with particular emphasis on: the impact of Covid-19, broad indicators of economic growth, conditions in the business sector the household sector, and consumer spending housing finance and construction. and the residential property market the...

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The Australian Economy this Week 2022-04-29

The Australian Economy this Week | 29^th April 2022

Saul Eslake’s The Australian Economy this Week chart pack, for week ended 29th April 2022, portrays developments in the Australian economy, with particular emphasis on: the impact of Covid-19, broad indicators of economic growth, conditions in the business sector the household sector, and consumer spending housing finance and construction. and the residential property market the labour market...

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The Australian Economy this Week 2022-04-22

The Australian Economy this Week | 22^nd April 2022

Saul Eslake’s The Australian Economy this Week chart pack, for week ended 22nd April 2022, portrays developments in the Australian economy, with particular emphasis on: the impact of Covid-19, broad indicators of economic growth, conditions in the business sector the household sector, and consumer spending housing finance and construction. and the residential property market the labour market...

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The Australian Economy this Week 2022-04-08

The Australian Economy this Week | 8^th April 2022

Saul Eslake’s The Australian Economy this Week chart pack, for week ended 8th April 2022, portrays developments in the Australian economy, with particular emphasis on: the impact of Covid-19, broad indicators of economic growth, conditions in the business sector the household sector, and consumer spending housing finance and construction. and the residential property market the labour market...

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The Australian Economy this Week 2022-04-01

The Australian Economy this Week | 1^st April 2022

Saul Eslake’s The Australian Economy this Week chart pack, for week ended 1st April 2022, portrays developments in the Australian economy, with particular emphasis on: the impact of Covid-19, broad indicators of economic growth, conditions in the business sector the household sector, and consumer spending housing finance and construction. and the residential property market the labour...

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The Australian Economy this Week 2022-03-25

The Australian Economy this Week | 25^th March 2022

Saul Eslake’s The Australian Economy this Week chart pack, for week ended 25th March 2022, portrays developments in the Australian economy, with particular emphasis on: the impact of Covid-19, broad indicators of economic growth, conditions in the business sector the household sector, and consumer spending housing finance and construction. and the residential property market the...

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The Australian Economy this Week 2022-03-18

The Australian Economy this Week | 18^th March 2022

Saul Eslake’s The Australian Economy this Week chart pack, for week ended 18th March 2022, portrays developments in the Australian economy, with particular emphasis on: the impact of Covid-19, broad indicators of economic growth, conditions in the business sector the household sector, and consumer spending housing finance and construction. and the residential property market the...

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The World Economy this Week

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The Australian Economy 2022-05-14

The Australian Economy 2022-05-07

The Australian Economy 2022-04-29

ECONOMIC CHART PACK

Beginning in June 2020, Saul began publishing the Coronavirus Impact Chart Pack, a weekly publication tracking the course of Covid-19 and its impact on economies around the world, including Australia and New Zealand. Starting at just under 60 pages, by the second half of 2021 it had grown to more than 150 pages.

From the beginning of this year, 2022, the Chart Pack has been replaced with three separate publications:

The World Economy this Week, published on Monday mornings (Australian time); and
The Australian Economy this Week, published on Friday afternoons (Australian time).

Each of these chart packs will continue to trace the impact of the virus (for as long as that’s relevant), economic data, developments in monetary and fiscal policy, trends in financial markets, and (where relevant) political developments. They will be accessible to subscribers of the Premium Access package.

The World Economy chart pack will have sections covering the global economy, and the economies of major regions – including the United States, Europe, China, Japan, other East Asian countries, India, Canada, Australia and New Zealand (very briefly), Latin America and Central & Eastern Europe.

"I see a lot of chart packs in my line of work, but yours is about the best I have seen. It is amazingly comprehensive, covering far more of the world than any individual is entitled to cover, the charts are clear and easy to understand and they drill down into each topic in a very satisfying way. So well done, Saul."

Alan Kohler, ABC finance presenter, founder of Eureka Report

"A timely and comprehensive summary from one of Australia's best economists."

Adam Creighton, Economics Editor for The Australian

“I continue to find your thinking invaluable - this year to my ritual weekend reading of the economist I have happily added ‘Saul’s latest’.”

Rufus Black, former Managing Partner of McKinsey’s, and currently Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania

“Your chart pack is amazing - and thanks for offering to add me to the mailing list, that would be great to be included. Everything you could want to know is there - and the way the data are organised and presented to tell the stories makes it so easy to follow.”

Prof Jeff Borland, Truby Williams Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne, Website

“An excellent summary. Although I take a great interest in what’s happening with COVID-19 day by day In Australia and Internationally, I always find your weekly summary a very interesting review of the past week.”

retired former Chief Executive Officer of a District Hospital Service in New South Wales

THE WORLD ECONOMY THIS WEEK
16^th May 2022

This chart pack, published on Monday morning (Eastern Australian time) each week, portrays developments in the global economy and in the economies of major nations and regions – the United States, Europe, China, Japan, other East Asian economies, India, Canada, Australia & New Zealand*, Latin America and Central & Eastern Europe – with particular emphasis on:

the impact of Covid-19,
economic growth,
labour markets,
international trade and payments,
inflation,
fiscal and monetary policy,
bond, currency and stock markets, and
where relevant, political developments

The pack typically runs to 110-120 pages and includes more than 570 individual charts as well as tables and text.

* for more detailed coverage of Australia and New Zealand please see The Australian Economy this Week and The New Zealand Economy this Month, respectively.

THE WORLD ECONOMY THIS WEEK 2022-05-16

THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY THIS WEEK
14^th May 2022

This chart pack, published on Friday evening (Eastern Australian time) each week, portrays developments in the Australian economy, with particular emphasis on:

the impact of Covid-19,
broad indicators of economic growth,
conditions in the business sector
the household sector, and consumer spending
housing finance and construction. and the residential property market
the labour market
commodity prices, trade and the balance of payments
inflation,
fiscal and monetary policy,
Australian financial markets

Closer to this year’s federal elections – which have to be held no later than 29th May – we will include some pages on political developments as well.

The pack typically runs to 80-90 pages and includes some 280 charts.

For coverage of the global economy, please see The World Economy this Week

THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY THIS WEEK 2022-05-14

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ABC Radio National Breakfast

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Dr Joe Flood, Adjunct Fellow, RMIT University, Pandemicia

“Thank you very much for your excellent presentation for the Economic Society today. It is always a great pleasure to hear your eloquent, up-to-date and comprehensive talks.”

Andrew Trembath, economist, Victorian and Australian Government agencies

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WHAT'S NEW

Most Recent Articles, Talks and Presentations

The World Economy this Week 2022-05-16

The World Economy This Week | 16^th May 2022

The Australian Economy this Week 2022-05-13

The Australian Economy This Week | 14^th May 2022

Monash University Indonesia and XSPI webinar
Asian Economies, The Australian Economy
17^th May 2022

The Morrison Government’s “Super for Housing” (with Joe O’Brien)
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview
16^th May 2022

The Morrison Government’s “Super for Housing” (with Peter Ryan)
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview
16^th May 2022

Tasmania Talks 16 May 2022
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview, Tasmania
16^th May 2022

Why Reserve Bank needs to raise rates next week
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Economic Video, News, The Australian Economy
28^th April 2022

“Why ‘less’ could be more when it comes to solving housing affordability crisis” – interview with Melbourne radio 3AW’s Tom Elliott
Australian Society and Politics, Housing, News
22^nd April 2022

Who are the ‘better managers’ of Australia’s economy?
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Publications, The Australian Economy
21^st April 2022

60 years of housing policy failure
Australian Society and Politics, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview
18^th April 2022

Jobs in Depth with SBS’ Ricardo Gonçalves
News, Recent Media Interview, The Australian Economy
15^th April 2022

“Better economic managers”: a factcheck with Saul Eslake
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, News, Recent Media Interview, The Australian Economy
13^th April 2022

How greed and politics threaten Tasmanian living standards
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, News, Tasmania
12^th April 2022

Scott Morrison spruiks Australia’s post-Covid jobs recovery. We factcheck him
Australian Society and Politics, News, The Australian Economy
8^th April 2022

VIDEO

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Security

Tasmania

Taxation

PUBLICATIONS

Here you can find articles or essays which I have written and which have been published elsewhere

NEWS

TV, Radio & Print Media

The Morrison Government’s “Super for Housing” (with Joe O’Brien)
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview | 16^th May 2022

The Morrison Government’s “Super for Housing” (with Peter Ryan)
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview | 16^th May 2022

Tasmania Talks 16 May 2022
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview, Tasmania | 16^th May 2022

Why Reserve Bank needs to raise rates next week
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Economic Video, News, The Australian Economy | 28^th April 2022

“Why ‘less’ could be more when it comes to solving housing affordability crisis” – interview with Melbourne radio 3AW’s Tom Elliott
Australian Society and Politics, Housing, News | 22^nd April 2022

TESTIMONIALS

What Others Say

“You are one of the best at what you do in the world”
Gail Fosler, Chief Economist, The Conference Board, New York, December 2002

“I have never known an economist to have such a knowledge of world economic facts and to be able to bring to bear so much information in answering a question without notice”
Charles Goode, Chairman, ANZ Bank, July 2009

“Saul Eslake is … a highly regarded independent economist with the highest degree of integrity"
John Durie, Columnist, The Australian, July 2009

“… one of the few people in this world who can have so many oranges up in the air at the same time but still manage to catch them"
Andrew Clark, journalist, Australian Financial Review, November 2008

LINKS

Useful Links

Below is a list of links I’ve found useful under the following broad topics

Data and policy

Australian economic data
Australian economic policy makers
Overseas and international economic statistics

Economic journalists, economists and academics

Australian economic journalists
Australian economists and academics
Overseas economists, journalists and academics

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