Pub date: 29 Feb 2012 Asia / Australia Business Forecast Report
Core Views We maintain our bearish view on the Australian economy despite improved economic growth numbers in Q211. Headline real GDP for the quarter increased by a seasonally adjusted 1.2% quarter... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Asia / Australia Agribusiness Industry Report
BMI View: We maintain our optimistic outlook for production across the different Australian agricultural sectors in 2011/12. We expect the strongest output growth in wheat and livestock, and believe... Read More
Pub date: 04 Apr 2012 Asia / Australia Autos Industry Report
Australian new vehicle sales for 2011 stood at a total of 1,008,437 units, down by 2.6% year on year (y-oy), according to data released by Australia's Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI),... Read More
Pub date: 28 Mar 2012 Asia / Australia Commercial Banking Industry Report
BMI View: The recent amendment to the Banking Act in October 2011 has allowed Australian banks to raise funding through the issuance of covered bonds. While covered bonds could help lower funding co... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 Asia / Australia Consumer Electronics Industry Report
Australia's consumer electronics devices market, defined as including computing devices, mobile handsets and AV products, is projected to be worth around US$16.6bn in 2012. Vendors will continue to ... Read More
Pub date: 22 Mar 2012 Asia / Australia Defence & Security Industry Report
In a move that has the potential to change the strategic picture in the Asia Pacific region, Australia and the US agreed in November 2011 to begin basing US Marines in the north Australian port of Da... Read More
Pub date: 23 Feb 2012 Asia / Australia Food & Drink Industry Report
A strong Australian dollar, falling consumer spending and the impact of the Queensland floods all took their toll on the country’s performance in 2011. BMI is holding on to a cautious outlook for the... Read More
Pub date: 27 Feb 2012 Asia / Australia Freight Transport Industry Report
We are bearish in our forecasts for the Australian economy in 2012 and further ahead, based on our fears of a slowdown in China. Australia's fortunes are inextricably linked to China's, as are many o... Read More
Pub date: 12 Apr 2012 Asia / Australia Information Technology Industry Report
BMI View: Australian IT spending is expected to reach US$21.6bn in 2012, up 4%, with BMI expecting a deceleration. The market should continue to offer opportunities, despite business concerns about t... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Asia / Australia Infrastructure Industry Report
BMI View: We continue to expect anaemic growth for the construction sector in 2012, with real growth forecast to reach 1.5%. This is mainly due to the poor outlook for the residential building sector... Read More
Pub date: 28 Nov 2011 Asia / Australia Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks A casual glance at Australia’s insurance sector suggests that, relative to others in the Asia-Pacific (specifically Northeast Asia), it is fairly large and very mature. Ma... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 Asia / Australia Metals Industry Report
Latest data suggest that the rebound seen in H111 weakened significantly in the second half of the year. Indeed, slower real GDP growth in several key economies, combined with higher levels of market... Read More
Pub date: 24 Feb 2012 Asia / Australia Mining Industry Report
Australia is a leading player in many segments of the global mining industry. Owing to its substantial deposits, the country possesses an array of minerals including iron ore, nickel, bauxite, copper... Read More
Pub date: 20 Feb 2012 Asia / Australia Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: Gas, in particular coal bed methane (CBM), may be the future for Australia’s energy export industry. Conventional gas and vast volumes of newly-discovered CBM, or ‘coal seam gas’ (CSG) as i... Read More
Pub date: 28 Nov 2011 Asia / Australia Petrochemicals Industry Report
The Australian petrochemicals industry is being sidelined as investment pours into gas liquefaction, which is the focus of downstream developments over the next five years, according to BMI’s latest ... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Asia / Australia Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: Given the country's increasingly ageing population and the consequential rise in noncommunicable diseases, Australia is a highly attractive place for multinational companies despite lower ... Read More
Pub date: 08 Jul 2011 Asia / Australia Power Industry Report
The new Australia Power Report from BMI forecasts that the country’s power consumption will rise from 230TWh in 2010 to 267TWh by the end of the forecast period, representing average annual growth of... Read More
Pub date: 24 Feb 2012 Asia / Australia Real Estate Industry Report
National Australia Bank’s commercial property survey for Q3 2011 described the short- term outlook for retail property as subdued and forecast to remain negative through much of 2012, although the in... Read More
Pub date: 17 Feb 2012 Asia / Australia Shipping Industry Report
Heading into 2012, the Port of Melbourne is set to retain its position ahead of the domestic competition in terms of container throughput, followed by second placed Sydney. In terms of tonnage throug... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 Asia / Australia Telecommunications Industry Report
Following the release of 2011 end-of-year results for the three major operators, Singapore Telecommunications' Optus, Telstra and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA), we are able to provide a more co... Read More
Pub date: 05 Apr 2012 Asia / Australia Tourism Industry Report
Through to 2008, tourist arrivals to Australia had been steadily growing since 2004. In 2003, arrival numbers fell by 1% due to concern over the SARS pandemic. In 2004, 4.77mn tourists visited Austra... Read More
Pub date: 01 Nov 2011 Asia / Australia Multinational Companies Country Directory
The Multinational Companies in Australia CD-ROM 2011 database features 5220 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 1750 multinational companies in Australia.... Read More