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GDP expected to fall before picking up slightly in Q3

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Publish Date
Thu, 18 Sept 2025, 7:52am
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GDP expected to fall before picking up slightly in Q3

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 18 Sept 2025, 7:52am

Many are predicting a fall in GDP for quarter two.  

Stats NZ will release the figures later this morning, just before 11am. 

The Reserve Bank expects a 0.3% drop while bank economists are more pessimistic.  

Westpac Senior Economist Michael Gordon told Mike Hosking there are worrying trends.  

He says the construction sector is still in a downturn, while manufacturing has seen a fall after a decent first quarter. 

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