Best of BusinessDesk: How the pandemic reshaped our economy

Best of BusinessDesk: How the pandemic reshaped our economy
The health services industry is 16% larger than before the pandemic. (Image: Depositphotos)
Andy Fyers
The economy finally recovered from the damage inflicted by the delta outbreak in the second quarter of 2022, almost exactly a year since it took a $3 billion chunk out of the economic output. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data showed the value of the economy* was $68.3b, compared to $68b a year earlier, just before Auckland was plunged into a 100-day lockdown. A modest recovery at the end of 2021 was then dented by the omicron outbreak at the start of this year.READ THE STORY

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