The strong 0.8% m/m rise in retail sales in February suggests that consumption growth may not have declined further in Q1, but we think the housing downturn will mean growth remains subdued in 2019. Meanwhile the fresh record trade surplus in February was supported by reduced import values which won’t flow through to real GDP growth.
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