Nicola Willis says uncertainty over Donald Trump's tariffs drove down GDP in the June quarter.
But the Finance Minister admits has admitted she was surprised to see the economy's contracted 0.9 percent.
She says there was consensus that GDP would drop, but most forecasts had it at 0.3 percent.
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