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Treasury released reports of the Joint Economic Forecasting Group (JEFG) Committee.
This report covers the economic outlook for 2018–19 and 2019–20. It's based on domestic and international data released up to 3 October 2018.
To help inform public discussion and debate, Treasury has decided to release reports of the Joint Economic Forecasting Group (JEFG) Committee, after a period of 2.5 years, starting with the March quarter 2008 Report.
The Joint Economic Forecasting Group (JEFG) Committee consists of Treasury, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Department of Finance and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The committee meets 3 times a year to discuss the domestic and global outlook. In addition, an informal update round is conducted in June. A JEFG Report is prepared by Treasury in consultation with the other committee members. The report provides Treasury's assessment of the domestic and global outlook, including its revised economic forecasts.