August has been and gone in a flash, with more economic trends to assess. This month, we kick off the newsletter with analysis from Chief Executive and Principal Economist Brad Olsen on cost escalation over the last few years, and what it means for investment planning.
Economist Sabrina Swerdloff looks at how different age groups are influencing outcomes in different parts of the workforce, with younger workers a key driver of growth for one particular industry.
With productivity always at the forefront of any economist’s thinking, Principal Consultant Rob Heyes has outlined the productivity quadrant framework as a way of understanding regional economic development.
We’ve had two announcements out this month – the first about regional economies, with our Quarterly Economic Monitor showing that strong jobs growth has benefited many regional economies, but that rising primary sector headwinds are developing. We also announced a new Director to the Infometrics Board, Kendra Ross. Welcome to Infometrics Kendra!
And finally, to round out the newsletter, Senior Economist Nick Brunsdon used our regular Chart of the Month to examine the primary sector headwinds, with the dairy sector facing rising costs but falling revenues.
