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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Peter Hannam

IMF expects Australia’s economy to slow amid ‘perilous’ international pressures

Fresh produce in a supermarket in Melbourne
Consumer price increases in Australia are projected to slide from 6.6% in 2022 to 5.3% this year and 3.2% in 2024. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Australia’s economic growth will slow as the global economy faces “perilous” challenges, persistently high inflation and risks of further financial turmoil, the International Monetary Fund said in its latest global outlook report.

The country’s gross domestic product grew last year by 3.7% but is expected to expand just 1.6% this year and 1.7% in 2024, according to the IMF’s forecast – potentially less than population growth.

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