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New Zealand GDP Growth Rate

New Zealand GDP Growth Rate 16 September 2020

New Zealand GDP Growth Rate 16 September 2020: -12.2% for Q2 2020, above the -12.8% forecast and against -1.4% in Q1 2020 (first reported as -1.6%). It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 16 Sep 2020 at 22:45 UTC.

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

Actual
-12.2%
Q2 2020
Forecast
-12.8%
The market consensus
Previous
-1.4%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: Growth above forecast usually supports the NZD as traders price a more resilient economy and potentially higher rates for longer.

New Zealand GDP Growth Rate 16 September 2020: -12.2% for Q2 2020 against a -12.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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New Zealand GDP Growth Rate 16 September 2020: -12.2% vs -12.8% forecast (Statistics New Zealand). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/nz-gdp/2020-09-16

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Sep 2020Q2-12.2%-12.8%-1.4%
17 Jun 2020Q1-1.6%-1%0.5%
18 Mar 2020Q40.5%0.5%0.8%
18 Dec 2019Q30.7%0.6%0.1%
18 Sep 2019Q20.5%0.4%0.6%
19 Jun 2019Q10.6%0.6%0.6%
20 Mar 2019Q40.6%0.6%0.3%
19 Dec 2018Q30.3%0.6%1%
19 Sep 2018Q21%0.7%0.5%
20 Jun 2018Q10.5%0.5%0.6%
14 Mar 2018Q40.6%0.7%0.6%
20 Dec 2017Q30.6%0.5%1.0%
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