The performance of the economy in 2018 will largely come down to whether stronger business investment can continue to compensate for weaker dwellings investment and consumption, as it did in the third quarter. Our view that GDP growth will rise from 2.2% this year to 2.5% next year and not to 3.0% as the RBA hopes is largely because we believe consumption growth will be weaker for longer.
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