The illion (formerly Dun & Bradstreet) Business Expectations Survey presented an confident outlook for the economy as 2018 kicked off.
According to the survey, a resilient Construction sector and resurgent Manufacturing industry have the most confident outlook for the first quarter of 2018, according to illion’s latest Business Expectations Survey. Driven by strong expectations for profits, selling prices, capital investment and employment, both sectors topped the final indices for the March quarter, with manufacturing confidence at its highest level since June 2003.
2018 is starting on a positive note for the economy with both business expectations and the actual performance of the business sector at multi-year highs. It would appear that the positive tone from a stronger global economy, together with low interest rates and a competitive level for the Australia dollar are all providing a tail wind for the business sector.
The full survey is available at this link: https://dnb.com.au/_media/documents/Business_Expectations_Q12018_Final.pdf
