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COVID-19 Sees Record 12.2 Percent Fall in New Zealand’s Economy

Community Newsfeed • Current Affairs • 17 Sep 2020

by Statistics NZ

Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 12.2 percent in the June 2020 quarter, the largest quarterly fall recorded since the current series began in 1987, as the COVID-19 restrictions in place through the quarter impacted economic activity, Stats NZ said today. “The 12.2 percent fall in quarterly GDP is by far the largest on record in New Zealand,” national accounts senior manager Paul Pascoe said. · Measures to contain COVID-19 have led to…

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