This was higher than growth over the same period for Australia, the US, and for the OECD as a whole (see Table 1).
Table 1 Economic growth over the last 20 years Average annual percent change Period  New Zealand  Australia  United States  OECD  1984-1994  1.5  3.3  3.2  2.9  1994-2004  3.4  3.9  3.3  2.6  1999-2004  3.8  3.3  2.8  2.3  There are particular reasons as to why we have done so well over this period:  BIS Review 6/2005  1  •  In 2000 and 2001 we had a period where the exchange rate was low and commodity prices had blipped up.