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Quarter	Percentage of GDP
March 1994	-3.6
Jun. 1994	-4
Sep. 1994	-3.9
Dec. 1994	-3.9
March 1995	-4.6
Jun. 1995	-4.7
Sep. 1995	-5
Dec. 1995	-5.1
March 1996	-5.4
Jun. 1996	-5.7
Sep. 1996	-5.7
Dec. 1996	-5.7
March 1997	-6
Jun. 1997	-6.7
Sep. 1997	-6.7
Dec. 1997	-6.4
March 1998	-5.3
Jun. 1998	-4.7
Sep. 1998	-4.5
Dec. 1998	-4
March 1999	-4.2
Jun. 1999	-3.9
Sep. 1999	-4.6
Dec. 1999	-6.3
March 2000	-6.4
Jun. 2000	-6.4
Sep. 2000	-6.4
Dec. 2000	-5.3
March 2001	-4.4
Jun. 2001	-3.5
Sep. 2001	-2.8
Dec. 2001	-2.8
March 2002	-3.1
Jun. 2002	-3.3
Sep. 2002	-3.8
Dec. 2002	-3.8
Mar-03	-3.4
Jun. 2003	-4.1
Sep. 2003	-4.2
Dec. 2003	-4.3
March 2004	-4.8
Jun. 2004	-4.9
Sep. 2004	-5.8
Dec. 2004	-6.3
March 2005	-6.8
Jun. 2005	-7.5
Sep. 2005	-8
Dec. 2005	-8.5
March 2006	-9.3
Jun. 2006	-9.2
Sep. 2006	-8.9
Dec. 2006	-8.7
March 2007	-8.3
Jun. 2007	-8.3
Sep. 2007	-8.7
Dec. 2007	-8.2
March 2008	-8
Jun. 2008	-8.4
Sep. 2008	-8.6
Dec. 2008	-8.9

Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/statistics/econind/a4/ha4.xls)

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