The 0.8% q/q rise in GDP in the second quarter overstates the health of the economy as it needs to be taken in context of the weak first quarter. The underlying rate of growth is probably more like 0.5-0.6% q/q, or 2.2% a year. What’s more, there is precious little evidence of the rise in wage growth that the RBA is banking on.
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