SA business confidence remains highest in nation
Business confidence in South Australia remains the highest in the nation, according to a new monthly survey, but the state’s business conditions remain below the national average.
Treasurer Stephen Mullighan will hand down the Malinauskas Government's first budget today. Picture: Thomas Kelsall/InDaily
The NAB Monthly Business Survey released on Tuesday shows SA bucking the national trend with business confidence increasing one point to +17, which remains the highest in the nation ahead of Queensland (+15), New South Wales and Victoria (+14) and Western Australia (+7).
Overall business confidence across the country reduced six points to +10 since March, NAB reported.
The bank’s survey covered 400 non-farm businesses from 22 to 29 April.
SA’s business conditions, however, remain among the worst in the nation at +12 despite increasing seven points since March.
The +12 result is only above Tasmania (+11) and level with Victoria (+12). It is behind NSW (+14), WA (+15) and Queensland (+17), and also well below the national average (+15).
SATreasurer Stephen Mullighan touted the survey result as a “strong vote of confidence in the election of the new government”.
“But our work has only just begun, and next month I will hand down the Malinauskas Labor Government’s first budget,” he said in a statement.
“The Malinauskas Labor Government is committed to delivering on our commitments for the future.”
