Economic analysis

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) World Economic Outlook (WEO) October 2019 is now projecting that the global economy will likely grow at 3.0% in 2019, down 0.3 percentage points (pp) from its ...

Australia’s International Business Survey 2019 provides new insights into what Australia’s exporters are thinking, which markets are appealing, and signals trade tensions are beginning to dent confide ...

Warm beaches, crystal waters and world-class surf – Australia’s coasts have it all. It should come as no surprise, then, that our coastal regions are among the most visited in regional Australia.

International visitors arrive almost exclusively by air. Latest data shows 99.2% of inbound visitors came to Australia by air while just 0.8% arrived via cruise ships.

Australia's economy grew by 0.5% in the fourth quarter (Q4), lifting Australia's annual economic growth rate to 1.9% in FY2018/19 according to the latest National Accounts figures released by the Aust ...

Tourism is now Australia’s largest services export. According to data released by Tourism Research Australia in May 2019, tourism contributed A$37.4 billion to the Australian economy in 2017–18.

As international students flock to Australia, they seek more than just the world-class education – they are also avid travellers.

According to the World Payments Report 2018, non-cash transaction volumes grew by 10.1 per cent in 2016.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its projected rates for world growth to 3.2% in 2019 and 3.5% in 2020.

The Australian economy faces fewer risks than almost all other major advanced economies, according to Oxford Economics.