Will Australian households rescue the economy?

The apparent acceleration in consumption growth in the first quarter will boost hopes that, despite the end of the mining boom, the Australian economy will avoid a sharp slowdown. Unfortunately, the recent improvement in consumption growth probably has more to do with the one-time boost to spending power from the lower petrol price rather than anything that will be sustained. 

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