{
  "id": 9042058,
  "title": "A bigger and poorer Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/a-bigger-and-poorer-australia",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/a-bigger-and-poorer-australia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The inaugural Intergenerational Report (IGR) in 2002 forecast real GDP per capita at $114,265 today. However, analysis by independent economist Chris Richardson, reported in The AFR, suggests that real GDP per capita was just $99,742 in the year to 30 June 2026. Real per capita GDP is lower than expected because productivity growth has collapsed. The post A bigger and poorer Australia appeared…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}