Melbourne Institute Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends

The Melbourne Institute Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends provides forecasts of the state of the Australian economy. Variables forecasted include: the growth in GDP, consumption and the unemployment rate as well as the outlook for inflation, the 90-day bill rate and the exchange rate. The forecasts are generated using econometric techniques which combine both historical information and forward information contained in, for example, consumer expectations, leading indexes of economic activity, and financial futures. The monthly updates of forecasts four quarters ahead provides timely on-going information in advance of official quarterly data.

Melbourne Institute Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends (January 2008) (PDF - 259 KB)