KPMG Chief Economist, Dr Brendan Rynne, comments on today’s ABS data on unemployment and population

| Mar 18, 2021

Overall, we believe the unemployment rate will stay around its new level for the next few months as the economy consolidates and handles the transition out of high levels of government support to the business sector.

Dr Brendan Rynne, KPMG Chief Economist, comments on the ABS June quarter national accounts

| Sep 2, 2020

The latest GDP results shows the national economy screeched to halt in the June quarter of 2020, declining 7 percent from the previous quarter, to be down 0.2 percent year on year.

A quirk in the Gregorian calendar: a boon for the Australian economy

| Feb 28, 2020

2020 is a Leap Year and the extra day’s GDP will add around $5.2 billion to the economy for this year’s national accounts.

Dr Brendan Rynne, KPMG Chief Economist, responds to the 3rd quarter GDP figures

| Dec 4, 2019

The latest GDP results reaffirm the economy is stuck in slow mode, with both consumption and investment activity treading water

KPMG Chief Economist Brendan Rynne comments on latest GDP figures

| Mar 6, 2019

The Australian economy has slowed dramatically during the final quarter of 2018, with GDP growth of only 0.2 percent q/q, and 2.3 percent y/y

Exports at an all-time high – but the skill of a tightrope walker needed to balance the economy

| Dec 7, 2016

The September quarter 2016 GDP results confirmed what was expected, which is an economy that’s in reverse in real terms. Unfortunately, the key cause of this decline has been a…

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