Expectations for second-half GDP growth too optimistic

At slightly more than 2.0%, the latest consensus forecast for third-quarter annualised GDP growth looks too strong to us. Partly because of large negative carry-over effects from the second quarter, we expect third-quarter GDP growth to be nearer to 1.0%.

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