Timely data suggest that both goods and services consumption gained traction last quarter. Therefore, even with a huge drag on growth from net trade, it increasingly appears that the economy managed to stay afloat in Q3, contrary to our previous view that it had already started to contract. Nevertheless, with leading indicators pointing to renewed weakness in activity further ahead, we still think Australia will enter a recession before the year is out.
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