Australia PESTLE Insights - A Macroeconomic Outlook Report

January 2021 | 43 pages | ID: PCEFD930079EN
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Abstracts

Australia PESTLE Insights - A Macroeconomic Outlook Report

Summary

Financial intermediation, real estate and business activities contributed 21.5% to the country’s GVA in 2020, followed by mining, manufacturing and utilities (17.45%) and wholesale, retail and hotels (10.85%). In nominal terms, the sectors are expected to grow at 5.02%, 4.15% and 2.9%, respectively, in 2021.

Four major regions in Australia comprised 70.3% of the country’s population in 2020 and accounted for 62.4% of it’s GDP in 2019

Scope

• As per the World Bank's logistics performance index (LPI), Australia’s rank improved to 18th in 2018 from 19th in 2016.
• The S&P/ASX 200, an index widely considered as a benchmark for stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, exhibited a short-run cyclical trend over the last year. As of December 11, 2020, the S&P/ASX 200 index stood at 6,642.58, compared to 6,752.63 on December 11, 2019.

Reasons to Buy

• Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
• PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
• Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
• This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.

Contents

Table of Contents
List of Exhibits
Did You Know?
Country Highlights
COVID-19 Impact
Country Snapshot
PESTLE Insights
Political Landscape
Economic Landscape
Social Landscape
Technological Landscape
Legal Landscape
Environmental Landscape
Outlook

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Exhibit 1: Australia’s Performance in terms of its Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to the Asia-Pacific and World Averages
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100)
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights Behind the Index
Exhibit 4: S&P/ASX 200 Index (December 11, 2019 - December 11, 2020)
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors’ Contribution to the Economy (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 6: FDI Inflows (2015-2019), Leading FDI by Industry (2019)
Exhibit 7: Inflows and Outflows of Foreign Direct Investment, Australia (2019)
Exhibit 8: Key Infrastructure Indicators
Exhibit 9: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 10: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2020e)
Exhibit 11: Export and Import Growth (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 12: Current Account Balance (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 13: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports (2016-2019)
Exhibit 14: Ores, Slag and Ash, % Share of World’s Total (2019)
Exhibit 15: Interest Rates (December 2016 - December 2020)
Exhibit 16: Exchange Rate and Inflation Rate (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 17: Public Finance (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 18: General Government Debt (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 19: Average Annual Wages (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 20: Unemployment Rate (2016-2023f)
Exhibit 21: Labor Cost Index (2016-2019)
Exhibit 22: Age-group Share of Total Population (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025)
Exhibit 23: Rural/Urban Share of Total Population (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025)
Exhibit 24: Gender Split (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025)
Exhibit 25: Internet Users as a Percentage of the Total Population, Mobile Penetration Rate and Broadband Penetration Rate (2020e)
Exhibit 26: Number of Patents Granted Per Million People (2020e)
Exhibit 27: High-technology Exports, % of Manufactured Exports (2019)
Exhibit 28: Doing Business in Australia 2020
Exhibit 29: Corruption Perceptions Index (Rankings) (2019)
Exhibit 30: CO2 Emissions (2015-2019)

COMPANIES MENTIONED

ANZ
Telstra
Colesgroup