New Zealand Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) below forecasts (0.9%) in 1Q: Actual (0.8%)

Jun 18, 2026

New Zealand Gross Domestic Product (YoY) came in at 1.5%, above forecasts (1.1%) in 1Q

0.8%: New Zealand’s Gross Domestic Product grows less than expected in Q1

New Zealand's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.8% QoQ in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, compared with a 0.5% expansion (revised from 0.2%) in the fourth quarter of 2025, Statistics New Zealand showed on Thursday. This reading came in weaker than the expectation of a rise of 0.9%.