What does slower growth in China mean for Australia?

China’s slower housing and infrastructure investment growth will weigh on demand for iron ore and metallurgical coal. Further increases in services exports are unlikely to offset that drag. The coming years will therefore be challenging ones for Australia as it needs to find alternative buyers for its commodity exports or boost domestic growth drivers.

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