Resilience likely to persist in Q3Manufacturing is solid and consumer confidence reboundedLabour market robustGrowth in employment continues to slowNear term outlook has improvedGrowth will be bolstered by business and housing investmentExports held back by competitiveness challenges and trade policiesRefining margins made strong contribution to inflationWages don't show a response to higher energy so far This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.