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New Zealand GDP Growth Rate

New Zealand GDP Growth Rate 16 March 2022

New Zealand GDP Growth Rate 16 March 2022: 3% for Q4 2021, below the 3.2% forecast and against -3.6% in Q3 2021 (first reported as -3.7%). It is the highest reading since Q3 2020. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Wed 16 Mar 2022 at 21:45 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
3%
Q4 2021
Forecast
3.2%
The market consensus
Previous
-3.6%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A downside surprise, especially a contraction, usually weakens the NZD as expectations shift toward RBNZ easing.

New Zealand GDP Growth Rate 16 March 2022: 3% for Q4 2021 against a 3.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Mar 2022Q43%3.2%-3.6%
15 Dec 2021Q3-3.7%-4.5%2.8%
15 Sep 2021Q22.8%1.3%1.4%
16 Jun 2021Q11.6%0.5%-1%
17 Mar 2021Q4-1%0.1%13.9%
16 Dec 2020Q314.0%13.5%-11.0%
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%
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