Australia’s GDP grew by 0.1% qoq in Q1, below the anticipated 0.2% growth. On a year-over-year basis, GDP increased by 1.1%.
Katherine Keenan, head of national accounts at ABS, remarked that GDP growth was weak in March, marking the lowest annual growth rate since December 2020. She also highlighted that GDP per capita fell for the fifth consecutive quarter, declining by -0.4% in March and -1.3% over the past year.