We estimate that stronger business investment growth of close to 7.0% annualised helped to boost third-quarter GDP growth, possibly slightly above 2.0% annualised. It is important to stress, however, that this pick-up mainly reflects a post-strike related bounce back in non-residential construction. With flagging export sales and growing excess industrial capacity, we expect business investment growth to provide only modest support to GDP growth this quarter and next.
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