Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist ahead of today's GDP figures

Published: Sept. 18, 2024, 8:40 p.m.

Today's GDP figures are expected to show the economy weakened in the second quarter of this year. \xa0

Analysts are forecasting a contraction between 0.1 and 0.5%. \xa0

The first quarter of 2024 showed just 0.2% growth. \xa0

Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold told Mike Hosking June was the weakest month they've seen in a while. \xa0

He says they expect it to have gone backwards again in Q3, but it will be a finely balanced thing \u2013\xa0they're forecasting minus 0.2.\xa0

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