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RDP 2003-12: The Real-time Forecasting Performance of Phillips Curves
RDP 2003-11: How Should Monetary Policy Respond to Asset-price Bubbles?
RDP 2003-10: Productivity and Inflation
RDP 2003-09: Housing Leverage in Australia
RDP 2003-08: A Tale of Two Surveys: Household Debt and Financial Constraints in Australia
RDP 2003-07: Housing Wealth, Stock Market Wealth and Consumption: A Panel Analysis for Australia
RDP 2003-06: The Characteristics and Trading Behaviour of Dual-listed Companies
RDP 2003-05: What Do Financial Market Data Tell Us About Monetary Policy Transparency?
RDP 2003-04: Identifying the Efficacy of Central Bank Interventions: Evidence from Australia
RDP 2003-03: Australia's Medium-run Exchange Rate: A Macroeconomic Balance Approach
RDP 2003-02: Do Collective Action Clauses Influence Bond Yields? New Evidence from Emerging Markets
RDP 2003-01: Business Surveys and Economic Activity

Research Discussion Paper – RDP 2003-01 Business Surveys and Economic Activity

Chris Aylmer and Troy Gill

February 2003

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Contents

Introduction
The Nature and Content of Business Surveys
Business Surveys in Australia
What Information do Business Surveys Convey?
Results
Turning Points
Conclusion
Appendix A: Selected Survey Questions
References

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