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Australia GDP Growth Rate

Australia GDP Growth Rate 5 September 2018

Australia GDP Growth Rate 5 September 2018: 0.9% for Q2 2018, above the 0.7% forecast and against 1.1% in Q1 2018 (first reported as 1%). It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Wed 5 Sep 2018 at 01:30 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
0.9%
Q2 2018
Forecast
0.7%
The market consensus
Previous
1.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat can support the Australian dollar, particularly if growth is broad and demand is not simply creating more inflation risk.

Australia GDP Growth Rate 5 September 2018: 0.9% for Q2 2018 against a 0.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 Sep 2018Q20.9%0.7%1.1%
6 Jun 2018Q11%0.9%0.5%
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%
The release before:Australia GDP Growth Rate 6 June 2018The release after:Australia GDP Growth Rate 5 December 2018Australia GDP Growth Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar