Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 0.1% QoQ in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the 0.2% growth in Q4 of 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on Wednesday. This reading came in below expectations of 0.2%.
The annual first-quarter GDP expanded by 1.1%, compared with the 1.5% growth in Q4 while missing estimates of a 1.2% increase.
Market reaction to Australia’s GDP data
Following the weaker Australian GDP growth numbers, the AUD/USD is down 0.03% on the day to trade at 0.6647, as of writing.