Australia GDP growth slows in Q1, dragged down by high inflation

Rising prices, higher interest rates sap consumer activity

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Shoppers walk past a store in Sydney: Australia's statistics bureau reported on June 5 that the country's GDP growth slowed to 0.1% in the January March quarter. © Reuters

SHAUN TURTON, Nikkei staff writer

SYDNEY -- Australia's economy grew by a slight 0.1% in the first quarter of the year, according to figures from the Australia Bureau of Statistics, the slowest pace since the pandemic ended.

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