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Australia Q2 GDP growth matches expectations
The Australian
Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported on Wednesday that Australia’s real gross domestic
product (GDP) rose by 0.5 percent q-o-q (in seasonally adjusted terms) in the second
quarter of 2019, matching economists’ forecast. In the first quarter, the GDP
also recorded a 0.5 percent q-o-q expansion (revised from originally reported
increase of 0.4 percent q-o-q).
According to
the ABS, the external sector drove GDP growth this quarter, while the growth in
the domestic economy remains steady. Net exports contributed 0.6 percentage
points to GDP growth in the second quarter, due to strong exports of mining
commodities. At the same time, government spending was the main contributor to
growth in domestic final demand, while the household sector remained relatively
subdued, with a 0.4 percent increase in household expenditure. Dwelling
investment declined by 4.4 percent during the quarter.
In y-o-y terms,
the GDP grew 1.4 percent after a revised 1.7 percent y-o-y surge in the prior
quarter (originally reported advance of 1.8 percent y-o-y). Economists had
forecast a 1.4 percent y-o-y rise in the last quarter. That was the weakest
annual expansion rate since the Global Financial Crisis.
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