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Durable Goods and the Business Cycle

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  • Susan Black

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

  • Tom Cusbert

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

Abstract

Spending on durable goods tends to be more cyclical than spending on non-durable goods and services as it can be more readily postponed in times of economic weakness. During the recent global economic slowdown, the decline in durable goods spending was a key transmission mechanism of the uncertainty associated with the global financial crisis to the broader economy, as households and businesses delayed purchases of durable goods.

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  • Susan Black & Tom Cusbert, 2010. "Durable Goods and the Business Cycle," RBA Bulletin (Print copy discontinued), Reserve Bank of Australia, pages 11-18, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:rba:rbabul:sep2010-02
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