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Wealth effects pose downside risks to consumption

Australia’s record housing downturn may not result in dwellings investment falling quite as sharply as we’re anticipating. However, the largest wealth destruction in Australia’s modern history poses downside risks to our forecast of a 2.5% rise in consumption next year.

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