Like Groundhog Day, CommSec has released its latest State of the States report, which again ranks Victoria on top due largely to a combination of strong population growth, construction, and debt-fuelled consumption:
How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work done; population growth; housing finance and dwelling commencements…
Victoria remains the best performing economy. Tasmania has moved past NSW into second spot but there is little separating the states…