March GDP: economy “transitioning strongly from recovery to expansion”

02 June 2021

 

Summary: GDP up strongly in March quarter, better than expected; economy 1.1% larger than March 2020; economy “transitioning strongly from recovery to expansion”; consistent with ongoing improvement in labour market, leading indicators; household consumption, investment, inventories all up solidly; net export growth a drag; “dominant driver” of economy switching from consumption to investment.   Since the “recession we had to have” as the recession of 1990/91 became known, Australia’s GDP...

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