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Australia GDP climbs 1 8% in Q1, back to pre-pandemic time

Australia s economy booms to pre-pandemic time as consumers, businesses spend Reuters 1 hr ago By Swati Pandey © Reuters/LOREN ELLIOTT FILE PHOTO: People cross a busy street under holiday decorations in the city centre of Sydney By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia s economy extended its rapid recovery in the first quarter as consumers and businesses spent with abandon, lifting output back above where it was last year when pandemic lockdowns tipped the country into recession. The economy expanded by a real 1.8% in the three months to March, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed. Economists in a Reuters poll had forecast a 1.5% rise following an upwardly revised 3.2% gain in the fourth quarter.

Economy grows faster than expected

Australian Dollar Extends Drop As Victoria Lockdown Continues

Australian Dollar Extends Drop As Victoria Lockdown Continues Victoria s Covid-19 infections rose by 6, to a total of 60 cases, on Wednesday. In a press conference, acting Premier James Merlino said that people will be required to stay at home except for essential work. Salons and retail shops will be permitted to re-open and religious ceremonies were allowed by social distancing rules. The news of lockdown offset the impact of upbeat GDP data for the first quarter. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that Australia s gross domestic product climbed a seasonally adjusted 1.8 percent on quarter in the first three months of 2021.

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