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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Peter Hannam

BIZARRE: Post lockdown spending spree helps australia s economy rebound - What They Never Told You

Boxing Day shoppers in Melbourne
Australian households spent more of their income in the December quarter, helping to lift economic growth after Covid lockdowns. Photograph: Diego Fedele/Getty Images

Pent-up demand by households freed from Covid lockdowns helped drive Australia’s economy back to growth in the December quarter, although the pace of the rebound fell short of some expectations.

Australia’s gross domestic product expanded at a seasonally adjusted 3.4% clip in the December quarter, recovering from a 1.9% contraction in the previous three months when Melbourne and Sydney was under tight Covid restrictions, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

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