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0.4%: Australia Q2 GDP beats estimates

Markets Brief, UK brief (2026-09-01): Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 0.4% QoQ in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026 compared with the 0.3% growth in the first quarter (Q1), the… Primary source: original at FXStreet (fxstreet.com).

Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 0.4% QoQ in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026 compared with the 0.3% growth in the first quarter (Q1), the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on Wednesday. This reading came in stronger than the expectations of 0.3% expansion.

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