Weekly economic update

Fortnightly Economic Update - 2 September 2022

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  • Retail sales activity continued to slide and the gloomy outlook points to further weakness  
  • The goods terms of trade declined as import price pressures remained intense
  • Central banks focus on fighting inflation as global activity continues to weaken 
  • Our Special Topic looks at the key drivers of the widening current account deficit