The structural decline in investment

The structural decline of the manufacturing sector means that the long-awaited transition from mining investment towards non-mining business investment may never happen to the extent that most people expect. But since the rate of decline in mining investment is near its peak, the drag on GDP growth from private investment will soon lessen

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