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Pause in activity growth

Activity growth took a breather in February while house price inflation continued to slow. And, with real wage growth slowing to a standstill and demand growth stalled, that pattern looks set to continue in the coming months. In all, we expect annual house price growth to end the year at around 2%, while activity growth in 2017 will be modest.

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