The acceleration in third-quarter GDP growth to 2.5% annualised, from 1.3%, would seem to make a mockery of fears that emerged early in the quarter that the economy was entering a recession. Nevertheless, we still expect growth to slow again over the next couple of quarters and, while our baseline forecast does not include an outright contraction, we expect GDP growth to average a lacklustre 1.5% next year.
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