A cyclical downturn in the global electronics industry has also weighed on exports and investment, particularly in some east Asian economies.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/sp-gov-2019-05-21.html  2/16  5/21/2019  The Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy | Speeches | RBA  Graph 2  A third factor contributing to the slowdown in global growth has been a series of country-specific factors, including natural disasters in Japan, a new vehicle emissions testing regime in Germany and some extreme weather events.