Summary: GDP down 1.9% in September quarter, better than expected; report “a significant positive surprise”; strong rebound “in the offing”; savings rate hits 19.8%, leaves consumers in “very good position to lift spending”; lower household consumption, inventories main drivers. Since the “recession we had to have” as the recession of 1990/91 became known, Australia’s GDP growth has been consistently positive, with only the odd negative quarter here and there. However,...