Australia’s economy takes the sharpest dive since in the 1930s

Canberra: Australia’s economy has suffered its sharpest quarterly drop since the Great Depression because of the pandemic, with data released on Wednesday confirming the country is experiencing its first recession in 28 years.

The latest national accounts showed the economy shrank 7% in June, the biggest contraction since records began in 1959.

Its nearest rival was a 2% fall in June 1974, and economists estimate a sharper fall in the early 1930s when Australian became one of the world’s hardest countries by the Great Depression.

Combined with a smaller 0.3% drop in the March quarter, the definition of a technical recession — two consecutive quarters of contraction has been fulfilled.

#Austrália em recessão pela primeira vez em 30 anos, confirmou o tesoureiro federal Josh Frydenberg.https://t.co/z1w4xi4P9A

— SBS Portuguese (@sbsportuguese) September 2, 2020

Australia Records First Recession In 30 Years https://t.co/0owl7VMVLK
Australia’s economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years, as it suffers the economic fallout from the coronavirus. #australia #citynews #economicgrowth #foreign #gdp #recession pic.twitter.com/FuwEvYsEFz

— City BusinessNews (@TheCityBizNews) September 2, 2020