The pick-up in GDP growth to 2.5% annualised in the first quarter is unlikely to be sustained because it was partly due to a one-off rebound in energy exports. Those exports are now almost completely recovered after the disruptions to production last year. We expect GDP growth to slow back well below the economy's potential rate of around 2%.
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