Aussie households can’t keep spending more than they earn

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By Leith van Onselen

The most worrying aspect of last week’s Q2 national accounts release was that real employee earnings continued to fall, down 4.2% since March 2012:

With household consumption – representing 57% of Australian output – being held up by households drawing down their savings:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.