$A down after GDP data THE Australian dollar has fallen a quarter of a US cent after the release of weaker-than-expected economic growth data. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.6 per cent in the March quarter, below economists' expectation of 0.8 per cent growth, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at 1130 AEST. At 1135 AEST, the Australia dollar was worth 96.13 US cents, down from 96.38 US cents just before the data release.