Mineral and petroleum exploration rose in Q1

Monday 5 June 2017

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released its Mineral & Petroleum Exploration data for the March quarter, which both posted rises.

Nationally, expenditure on minerals exploration rose by a seasonally-adjusted $19.4 million (+5.2%) over the March quarter:

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.