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Economic Update February 2020 CONTENTS

Published 16 March 2020 1. OVERVIEW Contact: [email protected] | 1800 739 839 Positive Indicators 01 5 Greenhill Road, Wayville SA 5034 Negative Indicators 01 2. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDICATORS Summary of ABS Indicators: 02 Other Commentary on Building and Construction Indicators: 03 Australian Securities and Investments Commission — Companies Entering External Administration by Industry 03 South Australian Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) Data Wrap 11 February 2020 04 Infrastructure Australia — Infrastructure Priority List February 2020 04 Cordell Construction Monthly February 2020 07 3. EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT ABS Labour Force Australia, January 2020 — Cat. No. 6202.0 08 Vacancy Report – January 2020, Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business 08 South Australian Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) Data Wrap 11 February 2020 09 4. COMMENTARY ON GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ABS Retail Trade Data – December 2020, ABS Cat. No. 8501.0 09 Reserve Bank of Australia — Statment on Monetary Policy, February 2020 09 South Australian Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) Data Wrap 11 February 2020 10 ANZ Stateometer — December Quarter 2019 11 Deloitte — Weekly Economic Briefing, 25 February 2020 11 CEDA — Economic and Political Overview 12 Bank SA Business Monitor February 2020 13 ABS GDP/State Final Demand — December Quarter 2019 13

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