Is the recovery getting back on track?

The increase in quarterly GDP growth from 0.4% in Q3 to an around-trend rate of 0.6% in Q4 suggests that the recovery has regained some momentum. There are factors that should stop growth from accelerating further in the near term, but none of these should result in a significant slowdown and growth in 2016 should be similar to that in 2015.

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