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Economic Update Westpac Institutional Bank Presented by Elliot Clarke, CFA 19 June 2019 Westpac RBA forecast and market pricing % % Market 20 Feb** 1.6 1.6 Market now* Westpac forecast 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 Sources:


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Presented by

Economic Update

19 June 2019 Westpac Institutional Bank Elliot Clarke, CFA

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Westpac RBA forecast and market pricing

0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 Mar 19 Jun 19 Sep 19 Dec 19 Mar 20 Jun 20 % %

Market 20 Feb** Market now* Westpac forecast

Sources: Bloomberg, Westpac Economics *Pricing as at 13 June

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Australia: domestic demand

  • 0.8
  • 0.3

0.2 0.7 1.2

  • 0.8
  • 0.4

0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2

Consumer Home building Business Public Domestic demand

ppts cont'

Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1

ppts cont'

Sources: ABS, Westpac Economics

contributions to qtrly domestic demand growth

Public demand, brisk Annual pace slips to 1.8% Mixed as gas projects completed Downturn underway Annual 1.6%

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Consumer spending, per capita

  • 4
  • 2

2 4 Mar-09 Mar-13 Mar-17

NSW Vic

% ann

smoothed, 2qtr avg Sources: ABS, Westpac Economics LR avg

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  • 2

2 4 Mar-09 Mar-13 Mar-17

Australia Qld WA

% ann

smoothed, 2qtr avg

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Real wages stall: a key structural challenge

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  • 2

2 4 6 8 10

  • 4
  • 2

2 4 6 8 10 Mar-90 Mar-96 Mar-02 Mar-08 Mar-14 Mar-20 % ann % ann

Wages, nominal* Wages, real*

Sources: ABS, Westpac Economics

* National accounts estimate Real wages growth 1990s to 2007: +1.5% yr 2013 to 2018: -0.1% yr

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Underemployment at 8.6%, above GFC level

2 4 6 8 10 2 4 6 8 10 May-07 May-10 May-13 May-16 May-19 % %

Underemployment rate Unemployment rate

Sources: ABS, Westpac Economics Unemployment: lifts to 5.2% no progress since mid-2018 Underemployment: the share of labour force that are employed and are seeking and available to work more hours Underemployment too high, at 8.6% still above post GFC level Post GFC at 7.5%

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Softer job growth expected

  • 2.5
  • 1.5
  • 0.5

0.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5

  • 30
  • 20
  • 10

10 20 May-05 May-09 May-13 May-17 % ann net bal.

Employment conditions NAB, adv 6mths* (lhs) Jobs growth, ABS* (rhs)

Sources: NAB, ABS, Westpac Economics * smoothed, 2mth avg

Latest

  • bs’n:
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Dwelling prices: sharp falls continuing

  • 20
  • 10

10 20 30 40

  • 20
  • 10

10 20 30 40 May-07 May-09 May-11 May-13 May-15 May-17 May-19 % %

Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth

Sources: CoreLogic, Westpac Economics

* all dwellings, s.a.

6mth growth rates, annualised

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600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 50 100 150 200 % %

total debt (rhs)* total assets (lhs)

Sources: ABS, RBA, Westpac

% annual household disposable income * net of funds held in mortgage offset accounts

March 2020

Household balance sheet: debt squeeze

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12 17 22 27 32 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Mar-98 Mar-01 Mar-04 Mar-07 Mar-10 Mar-13 Mar-16 Mar-19 % index

time to buy dwelling (lhs) affordability (rhs)*

Sources: CoreLogic, ABS, Westpac-Melbourne Institute *%income required to save a deposit and service mortgage of 75% of median priced dwelling (avg over 5yr pre-purchase and 5yr post purchase periods)

30yr avg deteriorate improve

assuming 2019: -5%yr 2020: flat%yr

latest

NSW: affordability & buyer sentiment

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mar-99 Mar-03 Mar-07 Mar-11 Mar-15 Mar-19 % ann % ann

Consumer spending spending, per capita

Sources: ABS, Westpac Economics Westpac fc/s to end 2020 10 years to 2007 avg, 4.4% Post GFC fiscal stimulus

Consumer spending: stuck in slow lane

3%, around LR avg

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Consumer spend: essentials v’s discretionary

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  • 3

2 7 12

  • 4
  • 2

2 4 6 Mar-06 Mar-10 Mar-14 Mar-18 Mar-06 Mar-10 Mar-14 Mar-18 ann% ann%

housing (33%)* services (48%) food, fuel (24%) durables (44%)^ services (43%)

Sources: ABS, Westpac Economics

real, per capita; smoothed

‘essentials’ (58%) ‘discretionary’ (42%)

^includes small renovations

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Budget surplus provides scope for relief

  • 4.1
  • 4.2
  • 60
  • 40
  • 20

20 40

  • 6
  • 4
  • 2

2 4 1985/86 1993/94 2001/02 2009/10 2017/18 $bn % of GDP

$bn (rhs) % of GDP (lhs)

Sources: Budget papers, ABS, Westpac Economics f/cs

Underlying cash balance

1980s 1990s

6 years of deficit

2010s

11 years of deficit

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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 10 20 30 40 50 60 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 % $bn

additional Budget measures Personal Income Tax Plan, legislated from last year's budget

Sources: PBO, Treasury, Westpac Economics

+0.6ppts +0.9ppts

Budget’s impact on household incomes

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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 NSW Vic Qld WA SA $bn $bn

Under consideration Definite

Sources: Deloitte Access Economics, Westpac Economics 54 78 40 30 50 18 25 28 11 7 7 2

2015 Q4, 2017 Q4, 2019 Q1

82 4 6

Australia 2015 2017 2019 Definite 54 113 131 + under con 117 166 186

Public transport project pipeline: by state

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Non-residential building: south-east focus

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Mar-05 Mar-13

NSW Vic

$bn

Sources: ABS, Westpac Economics

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Mar-05 Mar-13

WA Qld

$bn

Real, sa

Private

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Population growth varies across nation

1 2 3 4 Sep-02 Sep-08 Sep-14

NSW (1.5%yr) Vic (2.2%yr) Tas (1.2%yr)

% ann 1 2 3 4 Sep-02 Sep-08 Sep-14

WA (0.9%yr) Qld (1.7%yr)

% ann

Sources: ABS, Westpac Economics

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Service exports offer great opportunity

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Dec-94 Dec-98 Dec-02 Dec-06 Dec-10 Dec-14 Dec-18 Dec-22 $bn $bn

Sources: ABS, Education +15% Leisure travel, +6% Business services* +8% Transportation +1% Business travel, +4%

Nominal, rolling annual

* Business services: $22bn, including: legal & prof’ services $5.3bn financial services $4.9bn IT & Telecomm $4.5bn Intellectual property rights $1.3bn

  • ther, $6.5bn

Total service exports: +9.3% yr

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%chg

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

World 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.5 US 2.9 1.6 2.2 2.9 2.3 1.8 Europe 2.1 2.0 2.4 1.8 1.2 1.4 China 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.1 6.0 India 8.0 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 Australia 2.5 2.8 2.4 2.8 1.8 2.4 NZ 3.6 4.0 3.1 2.8 2.3 3.1

Source: IMF, Westpac Economics.

Global growth: both risk and opportunity

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China investment: jobs need to flow

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  • 6
  • 3

3 6

  • 9
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  • 3

3 6 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 points points

NBS manufacturing employment NBS services employment

Sources: CEIC, Markit, Westpac Economics

deviation from long-run average

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Australian population growth

100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 Sep-83 Sep-88 Sep-93 Sep-98 Sep-03 Sep-08 Sep-13 Sep-18 ’000, ann ’000, ann

Population change Net overseas migration Natural increase

Sources: ABS, Westpac Economics

2008 peak: 316k

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10 20 30 10 20 30 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 % of world % of world

China US

China has grand ambitions

Sources: WIPO, Westpac Economics

patent grants by country office

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US tariffs, who really bears the cost?

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 China Canada Europe Mexico $USbn

Implemented Proposed Retaliation

$USbn

Source: Westpac Economics *President Trump has proposed imposing 25% tariff

  • n remaining China imports, circa $325bn.

Mexico tariffs to be implemented from 10 June to 1 October, rising from 5% to 25%.

value of trade tariffs imposed on

? ?

“Indefinitely suspended”

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US economy at risk?

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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

  • 1.0
  • 0.5

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 Consumer* Business Inv. Government Net X GDP ppts cont'

2017 2018 2019f 2020f

ppts cont'

Sources: BEA, Westpac Economics

contributions to GDP growth

* includes housing

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Rate differential a significant AUD headwind

  • 200

200 400 600 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 Jun-01 Jun-04 Jun-07 Jun-10 Jun-13 Jun-16 Jun-19 bps USD

AUD/USD (lhs) AU-US 2y swap (rhs)

Sources: Bloomberg, Westpac Economics

Westpac forecasts

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AUD supported by commodities

4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 Jun-01 Jun-04 Jun-07 Jun-10 Jun-13 Jun-16 Jun-19 log(index) USD

AUD/USD (lhs) WCFIBI commodity index (rhs, log)

Sources: Bloomberg, Westpac Economics

Westpac forecasts

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1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Jan 14 Jan 16 Jan 18 % %

AUD OIS 3m RBA cash rate AUD implied by fwds 3m

Sources: Bloomberg, Westpac Economics

Funding spreads and the cash rate

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RBA: major bank’s deposits by rate

Source: RBA, Major Banks *Interest rates were reported as weighted average rates for various deposit product types

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Conclusion

  • The key risk for Australia is our consumer.
  • Driving this trend is persistent weakness in consumer demand, with weak wages

growth; declining house prices; household debt; and risk aversion all weighing.

  • With labour market slack now on the rise, there is a need to stimulate the

economy, to sustain strong job growth and (hopefully) boost incomes.

  • Evident in recent communications from the RBA is a willingness to be pro-active,

hence our revised call for three rate cuts (to 0.75%) by November.

  • Offshore, there is currently considerable uncertainty but also opportunity.
  • China is seen as the most exposed to downside risks, but in reality the US is more

susceptible – particularly over the long-run.

  • Global growth should remain robust overall, particularly in Asia.
  • For Australia, there is great opportunity in the rise of Asia’s middle class.
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Information in this presentation correct as at June 2019

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