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New Zealand will not sustain Q1 momentum

Today’s GDP data show that New Zealand’s economy grew at its fastest pace since 2007 in Q1. We have raised our 2012 growth forecast in response. However, the strong Q1 performance does not change our view that New Zealand’s cash rate is unlikely to be hiked until 2013.

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