Graph 11  BIS Review 108/2010  11  Even outside mining, investment is likely to rise, given that capacity constraints exist in many parts of the economy. This expansion in business investment is expected to outweigh the planned scaling back of government spending.
Cheaper, because they last longer than paper notes. This means fewer notes will need to be printed and transported, making the series more economical. Greener, because over the life of the series, fewer notes will be produced. And when they do wear out, they will be recycled. It’s possible that they’ll be recycled into new products – products, such as this flowerpot.