The most encouraging aspect of the fourth-quarter GDP release was the acceleration in the various measures of income growth. Even so, we suspect that still-subdued income growth and a soft housing market will mean that GDP grows by about 2.5% this year rather than the 3.0% the RBA is hoping for.
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