In the period since, the economy has grown in every quarter except three. Graph 1  BIS Review 108/2010  1  There were a couple of periods when economic growth slowed noticeably, but at no time did year-ended growth turn negative. The lowest rate that year-ended growth fell to was 0.7 per cent. That was in the year to the March quarter 2009.
The other slowdown was in 2000–2001, when growth slowed to 1.4 per cent. I should note that, while growth remained positive, both these slowdowns in economic activity did cause a noticeable rise in unemployment. The period since 1991 is the longest period of growth that Australia has recorded for at least the past century.