Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the recent GDP figures showing the economy's contracted - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The Government's on the defensive, after the latest sharp drop in GDP.

The economy's contracted 0.9 percent in the June quarter - far more than anyone was expecting.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper weighed in on the latest data - and speculated about when things could improve.

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