First-quarter GDP growth slowed to 3.1% annualised, from 6.6%, as the Omicron-related restrictions had more of an impact than previously thought. But the 0.7% m/m increase in monthly GDP in March illustrates that the economy had a lot of momentum going into the second quarter.
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