Trump the variable in the 2017 Australian economic picture

While 2017 may have been a tumultuous time in the political world, it failed to impede the Australian economy, which is looking better than the same time last year. Image: Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe (AAP)

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe, (AAP Image/Ben Rushton) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

Annual Gross Domestic Product is higher, the unemployment rate has fallen, and official interest rates have remained the same.