Australia's economy bounced back in the last quarter as it looked to recover from earlier floods and cyclones¹.

今年第二季度，澳大利亚经济迅速回弹，已从先前的洪灾、飓风中恢复。

Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 1.2% in the three months to the end of June from the previous quarter, the statistical² bureau said.

That compares with a contraction³ of 0.9% in the first three months of the year.

Analysts⁴ said demand for resources should help Australia's economy continue to grow.

"The expectation is for this improvement trend to continue," said Peter Esho of City Index in Sydney.

Compared with the same period last year, GDP grew by 1.4%.

Australia's strong economic growth appeared to please investors⁵, with the country's main ASX 200 share index ending up 2.7%.

Increased spending

Australia's economy was given an unexpected boost by household spending during the June quarter, which was stronger than many analysts had forecast.

In earlier months, there had been signs that consumers, faced with uncertainty⁶ about the state of the global economy and a softer domestic jobs market, were cutting back on their spending.

Australia's government and central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), played down those fears, saying that despite the global wobbles（摆动，摇晃） , growth was ticking over steadily⁷.

"The resilience（恢复力） of households was the stand-out factor," said Brian Redican of Macquarie.

"These are good numbers for the RBA and should quieten talk the economy is somehow falling apart."