NZ GDP growth stalls, RBNZ to cut?

Thursday, 20 December 2018

Statistics New Zealand has released national accounts figures for the September quarter of 2018, with Gross domestic product (GDP) rising by just 0.3% over the quarter to be up 3.0% year-on-year. GDP per capita was flat in the September quarter but rose by 1.0% year-on-year.

Growth my sector was mixed, with 11 out of 16 industries growing:

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.