<description>&lt;p&gt;An economist says the economy has some forward motion.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Stats NZ data shows a 1.1% GDP increase in the September quarter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Independent Economist Cameron Bagrie says he expects to see 2 to 3 percent growth over the next 12 months is likely.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;He told Francesca Rudkin there are other statistics trending in a positive direction.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Bagrie says that includes more hours worked and greater bank lending into the business sector.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LISTEN ABOVE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Newstalk ZB

Cameron Bagrie: Independent Economist on GDP growth

DEC 18, 20254 MIN
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Cameron Bagrie: Independent Economist on GDP growth

DEC 18, 20254 MIN

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An economist says the economy has some forward motion.  Stats NZ data shows a 1.1% GDP increase in the September quarter.  Independent Economist Cameron Bagrie says he expects to see 2 to 3 percent growth over the next 12 months is likely.  He told Francesca Rudkin there are other statistics trending in a positive direction.  Bagrie says that includes more hours worked and greater bank lending into the business sector.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.