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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Bruce Cotterill: GDP slump exposes deeper cracks in economy and government response


When the latest quarterly GDP result came out last week, many of the accompanying commentaries expressed surprise that it could be so bad.

The June quarter result came in with a negative result of 0.9%. That means that the economy shrank during the quarter. Most economists had predicted 0.4%. The result was double the most pessimistic projections.

Make no mistake. Shrinkage of 0.9% in three months is a disaster. Especially for a small economy with a growing population whose No 1 export is currently enjoying a booming market and a weak dollar.