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Quarterly national accounts, 1st quarter 2009


  • Statistical Series
  • 08. June 2009
  • Vol 94, Issue 38
  • ISSN: 1670-4665


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In real terms, seasonally adjusted GDP in the 1st quarter of 2009 decreased by 3.6% from the previous quarter. Over the same period total domestic expenditure decreased by 3.3% in real terms. Household final consumption increased by 1.7% while gross fixed capital formation decreased by 31.3% and government final consumption by 2.2%. Exports fell by 1.9% while imports rose by 7.8% in the 1st quarter of 2009 as compared with the 4th quarter 2008.
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