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title: NZIER Consensus Forecasts show weaker starting point for growth is not expected to persist
description: The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts (CF) show that beyond the weaker starting point for GDP growth, the near-term growth outlook has been revised up
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# [NZIER Consensus Forecasts show weaker starting point for growth is not expected to persist](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/nzier-consensus-forecasts-show-weaker-starting-point-for-growth-is-not-expected-to-persist)

 Written by [The NZIER Team](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/author/the-nzier-team) | June 14, 2021

The latest NZIER *Consensus Forecasts* (CF) show that beyond the weaker starting point for GDP growth, the near-term growth outlook has been revised up. On average, annual average growth in GDP is expected to reach 5 percent in March 2022.

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