The year-on-year slump in business spending in Q4 reported in today’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) survey is largely old news. Neither the year-on-year nor the quarter-on-quarter data justify speculation of a substantial revision to the second estimate of Q4 GDP (due next Thursday). The fundamentals for a recovery in investment are still in place.
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