A 7 per cent fall in GDP during the June quarter is pretty much to have been expected. Led by spending falls on transport (down over 80 per cent) and in cafes (down 56 per cent), household spending was down 12 per cent.
But there is no shortage of demand – the household saving rate has shot up from 6 per cent to nearly 20 per cent.
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