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GDP growth accelerates to 3.1pc, fastest annual pace in 7 quarters

Jacob Greber
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Annual economic growth unexpectedly surged past 3 per cent in the March quarter, beating the government's official forecasts on a surge in exports.

Gross domestic product rose 1 per cent from the December quarter, when it rose by 0.5 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

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Jacob Greber was The Australian Financial Review’s senior political correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com
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