Preliminary data released in November showed the economy had expanded by 1.9% in the third quarter from a quarter earlier.
Compared with the third quarter of 2010, real-term GDP increased by 4.4% in July through September, INS data showed. The figures were unchanged from last month’s estimate.
The agriculture had a positive contribution of 22.1% to the third quarter economic growth in 2011, while constructions and industry contributed 6.9% and 5.9%, respectively.
Retail, transport and telecom services rose 1.4% on the year in July through September, while financial and real estate services inched up 0.2%.
On the other hand, other services had a negative contribution of 3.1% to third-quarter GDP growth, the data showed.
Domestic demand rose 5.1% in July to September, fueled by a 2.8% increase in final consumption. Gross capital formation advanced 4.4% on the year in the third quarter.
Net exports had a negative contribution to the third quarter GDP, as imports of goods and services grew at a faster pace than exports, INS data showed. Imports were up 10.5% on the year, while exports rose 8.9%.
Romanian authorities estimate an economic growth of around 2% in 2011, after a decline of 1.3% in the previous year, broadly fueled by better-than-expected farming output.