Australia GDP growth measures how much the economy expanded or shrank last quarter, the broadest read on Australian economic health.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Forecast: Trading Economics' forecast where available, otherwise the market consensus.
Calendar data: Trading Economics; official figures from the publishing agency.
Australia GDP Growth Rate for Q2 2026 came in at 0.4% versus 0.2% expected (previous 0.3%), above forecast.
How this print reads for the Australian Dollar
Above forecast by 0.2. For the AUD that reads as positive (higher is positive for this indicator). This is a rule-based read of the figure against forecast, not a record of how the AUD traded.
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