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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released capital expenditure data for the March quarter, which fell 0.3% over the quarter to be 4.5% higher year-on-year, driven by 1.7% quarterly decline in buildings and structures:
The next chart plots the time series:
The result disappointed analyst’s expectations of a 1.5% quarterly rise.
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About the author
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.
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