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Through our incorporated legal practice, Business Law WA, our team of experienced, client-focused business lawyers offer a full range of Commercial Law & Employment Law services for all your essential legal needs.

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Unlock the potential of your business with our suite of staff training and development programs, crafted by workplace relations experts and tailored to your business needs.

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We offer extensive, independent and practical industrial and labour relations support to the engineering, construction and mining industries.

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Workplace Training & Development

Unlock the potential of your business with our suite of staff training and development programs, crafted by workplace relations experts and tailored to your business needs.

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Apprenticeship Support Australia WA

Our dedicated team specialises in assisting employers maximise the benefits of investing in apprenticeships and traineeships to build local skills for the diverse WA workforce. Our team of experts will provide all the advice, support and services you need — free of charge.

Work Integrated Learning – Internships

Work Integrated Learning - Internships

Tap into WA’s future workforce with our Work Integrated Learning – Internships program. This free service facilitates university student work experience placements for your business.

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Industry Capability Network WA

Connecting your business with mining, construction, infrastructure, defence and other major projects using the ICN Gateway.

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International Trade Services

Take your business global using our comprehensive suite of international trade services to streamline importing and exporting, reduce risks and identify international partners.

Economic Insight

CCIWA’s specialist economics team provides your business with in-depth market intelligence that is relevant to the West Australian economy.

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The CCIWA Business Confidence Survey is the longest running and most comprehensive business survey in WA. Produced quarterly it covers businesses of all sizes and sectors across the state and includes:

  • Expert analysis about the short and medium-term business confidence
  • Comprehensive data regarding issues such as labour costs, profitability, and capital expenditure

Business confidence across Western Australia has surged over the September quarter to a three-year high, as businesses adopt a more optimistic view of the economy. Survey results have revealed that just over two in five (41%) of Western Australian businesses expect stronger economic conditions, up six percentage points from last quarter. Since the post-covid recovery, business short-term and long-term confidence has remained stagnant due to inflationary pressures, global trade uncertainties and global conflicts with the impacts felt deeply by WA’s export-driven economy.

While business confidence has increased optimism in WA’s economy, there are still concerns over the rising cost of doing business and the availability of skilled labour. Both factors have seen a slight decline from the previous quarter’s results but remain relatively high. Two thirds of businesses (66%) reported rising costs as a barrier to growth over the coming year, and six in 10 businesses (64%) reported skills shortages.

Previous Business Confidence Reports

The first of its kind in the State, the CCIWA Consumer Confidence survey provides invaluable insights into the attitudes and sentiments of Western Australian consumers.

Analysis includes:

  • Short and medium-term expectations of economic conditions provided by metropolitan and regional consumers
  • The major concerns for consumers in the current economic climate – including spending habits, employment prospects and financial health

Consumer confidence in Western Australia has lifted to its highest level in three years, as the positive outlook for interest rates and the greater political certainty following the outcomes of both state and federal elections has boosted sentiment.

Indeed, the impact of interest rates has flipped to now be a positive contributor to confidence, as commentators (including CCIWA) continue to expect further rate cuts over the year. At the same time, the re-election of the State and Federal Labor Governments, both with a majority, has provided greater stability for households regarding the domestic political outlook over the next few years.

Previous Consumer Confidence Reports

Outlook is a biannual CCIWA publication that provides expert forward-looking economic analysis. It contains:

  • Analysis of the state, national and international economies
  • Economic forecasts on key indicators such as inflation, the labour force and employment

Produced by our well-informed and market-conscious economics team, Outlook makes sure you stay ahead of the current and expected changes in economic conditions.

For further information, please contact [email protected]

September 2025 Report

Over nine months have passed since Trump’s second term began in January. The infamous Liberation Day, in which Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs that threatened to disrupt global trade, sent markets plummeting. Since then, a slate of trade deals has been negotiated which has seen the average tariff rate reduced to 15% on US imports. Markets have since all but recovered and reached record highs assisted by the bold but elusive promises of artificial intelligence. Does the market euphoria correctly align with the future prospects of the economy? Where investors have typically embraced stability and certainty, uncertainty seems to be the new certainty.

Previous Economic Outlook Reports

Western Australia’s regions are the engine room of the WA economy, supporting a range of key export industries, including resources, agriculture and tourism.

Regional Pulse breaks down key results from the CCIWA Business Confidence Survey, providing insights into the conditions facing businesses in WA’s regional centres. The report contains:

  • Comprehensive data on key economic indicators across the regions, including profitability, capital expenditure, production, labour costs and employment.
  • The major barriers facing regional businesses over the next 12 months.
June 2025 Report

Over the June quarter, business confidence in regional WA has slipped in both the short and longer term.

Over the coming quarter, just over one third (36%) of regional businesses expect economic conditions to improve, a slight decrease of four percentage points from last quarter. Two in five (39%) anticipate conditions will remain unchanged, while the remaining one quarter (25%) expect weaker conditions – an eight percentage point rise from March.

Over the next year, almost three in 10 (28%) regional businesses anticipate stronger conditions, the same proportion as last quarter. In contrast, three in 10 (30%) expect softer conditions – a significant 10 percentage point increase from March. The remaining two in five (42%) expect economic conditions to remain steady.

Produced quarterly, our inflation update provides charts and tables on consumer price trends in Perth and all the capital cities.

June 2025:
  • Nationally, annual inflation rose by 0.7% this quarter, reading 2.1% in over the past 12 months which is at the bottom of the RBA’s targeted range of 2-3%
  • Perth’s CPI rose 1.9% over the quarter, bringing inflation to 2.7% over the year – down 0.1 percentage points from 2.8% in March. Perth’s annual inflation remains the highest of all capital cities.
  • What influenced CPI this quarter?
    • The main contributor to Perth’s inflation was electricity (+116.8%) as both the Commonwealth and the State government’s energy rebates were exhausted
    • Medical and hospital services (+2.5%), international holiday travel and accommodation (+4.7%), maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (+3.8%), and rents (+1.6%) were also major contributors over the quarter.
    • Moderating these price increases was a fall in the price of automotive fuel (-3.3%).
Strategy 2025

Western Australia and the World

Successful business strategy development requires a deep understanding of the economic, political and social forces shaping the global, national and Western Australian business environment. Now, more than ever, it is crucial to understand current economic conditions, how they may play out and what this might mean for your business.

In this report, we outline in simple language how current events and key economic trends are likely to shape business opportunities and challenges in Western Australia and discuss our expectations for the future. Importantly, we identify practical, relevant and implementable strategic opportunities across a range of key focus areas that will ensure your business stays ahead of the curve.

This report contains:

  • Key nation summaries, containing in-depth analysis of economic conditions within the world’s major economies.
  • Global and State economic outlooks, including feature sections on commodities, foreign exchange and demographic shifts.
  • Detailed analysis of the most important issues facing WA businesses, including cost pressures and labour shortages.
  • WA business strategy effectiveness heatmaps, showing the most effective strategies other WA businesses have implemented that you can leverage to combat these issues.
  • A special section on WA’s strategic and commercial advantages in the changing global economy.

Armed with this critical guidance, you’ll be better positioned to make informed business decisions and take advantage of the emerging economic trends that will shape WA’s future.

Strategy 2025 is FREE for CCIWA Corporate and Advantage Members. Please to access your complimentary copy.

To upgrade your membership to Advantage or Corporate, please click here.

How much does it cost?
Non-Members
$6,000 (ex GST)
Members
$3,800 (ex GST)

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