Hopes of recovery in investment prove premature

The slump in business spending in Q3 revealed in today’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) survey is partly old news, but the quarterly profile points to a substantial downward revision to the GDP data for the quarter. We have cut our Q3 GDP estimate to +0.3% q/q, from the preliminary +1.2%.

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