Economic Policy

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Treasury is the principal source of economic advice for the Queensland Government. Our role is to provide sound policy advice to key stakeholders on economic issues. Responsibilities include:

Macroeconomic analysis and forecasting

Treasury monitors Queensland's economic performance, as well as international and national economic trends that influence our economy. This includes key macroeconomic variables such as exchange rates, interest rates and leading economic indicators.

Refer to Macroeconomic analysis and forecasting for more information.

Industry and sectoral analysis

Treasury's economic analysis provides a thorough understanding of the performance of key industries in the State and identifies potential risks to these industries. Economic assessment of specific initiatives, projects and policies helps inform Queensland Government economic development and industry strategies.

Refer to Industry and sectoral analysis for more information.

Labour market analysis

Treasury monitors the performance of the national, state and regional labour markets. Analysis of labour market trends assists the development of Queensland Government labour market policies, employment objectives and initiatives to improve the capacity for long term sustainable economic growth in Queensland.

Refer to Labour market analysis for more information.

Productivity analysis

Analysis provided by Queensland Treasury assists the development of Queensland Government policies and initiatives to improve the productivity of the Queensland economy and the capacity for long term sustainable economic growth.

Refer to Productivity analysis for more information.