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Australia GDP Growth Rate

Australia GDP Growth Rate 7 March 2018

Australia GDP Growth Rate 7 March 2018: 0.4% for Q4 2017, below the 0.6% forecast and against 0.7% in Q3 2017 (first reported as 0.6%). It is the lowest reading since Q1 2017. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Wed 7 Mar 2018 at 00:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.4%
Q4 2017
Forecast
0.6%
The market consensus
Previous
0.7%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A weak or negative result can weigh on the currency as markets price a softer economy and potentially easier RBA policy.

Australia GDP Growth Rate 7 March 2018: 0.4% for Q4 2017 against a 0.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
7 Mar 2018Q40.4%0.6%0.7%
6 Dec 2017Q30.6%0.7%0.9%
6 Sep 2017Q20.8%0.8%0.3%
7 Jun 2017Q10.3%0.2%1.1%
1 Mar 2017Q41.1%0.7%-0.5%
7 Dec 2016Q3-0.5%0.3%0.6%
7 Sep 2016Q20.5%0.6%1.0%
1 Jun 2016Q11.1%0.8%0.7%
2 Mar 2016Q40.6%0.4%1.1%
2 Dec 2015Q30.9%0.8%0.3%
2 Sep 2015Q20.2%0.4%0.9%
3 Jun 2015Q10.9%0.7%0.5%
The release before:Australia GDP Growth Rate 6 December 2017The release after:Australia GDP Growth Rate 6 June 2018Australia GDP Growth Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar