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Contents

2002-03 in review: continued growth despite global weakness

Key themes from the Treasury Business Liaison Program — July/August 2003

Treasury submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into the Structure and Distributive Effects of the Australian Taxation System

East Asian capital flows

Australia and the international financial architecture — 60 years on

Sources of economic data

Past editions of Economic Roundup

This issue includes data up to 24 October 2003.