- Statistical Series
 
              
    	      - 07. September 2018
 
    		        
              
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                Vol 103,
                
                
                Issue 21
                
              
                            
              
              
              - ISSN: 1670-4770
 
              
              
              
              
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          The revised annual national accounts for 2017 show a 4% increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in real terms. In 2016, GDP increased by 7.4% and by 4.5% in 2015. The economic growth in 2017 is mainly driven by a 7% increase in the gross domestic final expenditure.  Despite a large foreign trade surplus in 2017, higher growth in imports compared to that of exports contributed negatively to GDP growth.