Abstract (Source: RBA):This paper estimates the effects of the mining boom in Australia, using a large-scale structural macroeconometric model, AUS-M. We estimate that the mining boom boosted real per capita household disposable income by 13 per cent by 2013. The boom has contributed to a large appreciation of the Australian dollar that has weighed on other industries exposed to trade, such as manufacturing and agriculture. However, because manufacturing benefits from higher demand for inputs to mining, the deindustrialisation that sometimes accompanies resource booms – the so-called ‘Dutch disease’ – has not been strong.

High net worth individual (HNWI) ranks expanded by nearly 2 million individuals in 2013, marking a 15% growth rate and the second largest growth rate since 2000. North America and Asia-Pacific continued to lead the the way, with Japan’s HNWI population witnessing significant growth.