GDP

Seasonally adjusted real GDP rose by 0.6% in Q4 2024 in line with market expectations, following a 0.3% increase in Q3. Annual growth rate accelerated to 1.3%, the fastest pace in a year. Real GDP per capita rose 0.1%, the first increase in eight quarters, with the annual rate of decline easing to 0.7% from 1.2% in Q3.

Seasonally adjusted real GDP rose 0.3% in Q3 2024, less than the 0.5% expected by the markets, but more than the 0.2% registered for Q2. The annual growth rate unexpectedly decelerated to just 0.8%. Outside of the heights of COVID-19, this was the slowest growth since the early 1990s recession. Real GDP per capita saw the seventh consecutive quarterly decline of 0.3% and was down 1.5% YoY.

Seasonally adjusted real GDP rose 0.2% in Q2 2024, in line with the market expectations. The annual growth rate slowed to 1.0%, slightly more than the 0.9% expected but the least, outside of COVID-19, since the early 1990s recession. Real GDP per capita declined another 0.4%, to be down 1.5% through the year. Real GDP rose by just 1.5% in 2023-24 compared to 2022-23.

Seasonally adjusted real GDP rose 0.1% in Q1 2024, slightly less than the 0.2% expected by the markets and the upwardly revised 0.3% registered for Q3 2023 (originally 0.2%). The annual growth rate decelerated 0.5ppts to 1.1%. Real GDP per capita fell 0.4% in the quarter, to be down 1.3% YoY.

Seasonally adjusted real GDP rose 0.2% in Q4 2023, to be 1.5% up through the year, in line with the market expectations. Real GDP per capita fell 0.3%, the third quarterly decline in a row, to be down 1.0% YoY. Western Australian real state final demand was up 0.8% QoQ and 5.5% YoY, the highest growth rates of all the states.

Seasonally adjusted real GDP rose 0.2% in Q3 2023, less than the 0.4% expected by the markets. Net exports detracted 0.6ppts from growth and household consumption growth was flat in the quarter. Western Australia saw the strongest increase in state final demand of all states, with solid gains in investment and government consumption.