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RBNZ: Economic impacts of COVID-19 containment measures
- Containment measures are limiting the spread of COVID-19 and saving lives. It
has come at a cost, however, of reduced economy activity. This paper outlines
our estimates of the impact on GDP from each of the COVID-19 alert levels. The
impact ranges from an estimated 4 percent reduction in GDP under alert level 1
up to 37 percent of GDP under level 4. The paper also shows that the impact is
not uniform across the economy, with some sectors more heavily effected than
others such as tourism. These estimates, and the assumptions underlying them,
will inform the Reserve Bank's projections and scenarios as it prepares for
May's Monetary Policy Statement (MPS).
- Link: https://tinyurl.com/y9c9a35g
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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