New Zealand Gross Domestic Product (YoY) registered at 2.6% above expectations (2.3%) in 2Q

Sep 17, 2026

New Zealand Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) above expectations (0.1%) in 2Q: Actual (0.2%)

0.2%: New Zealand’s Gross Domestic Product grows more than expected in Q2

New Zealand's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.2% QoQ in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, compared with a 0.8% expansion in the first quarter, Statistics New Zealand showed on Thursday. This reading came in stronger than the expectation of a rise of 0.1%.