In seasonally adjusted data, the annual GDP growth was 3.1%.

The previous release from the statistics bureau estimated the third-quarter GDP expansion at 3.2% (3% in seasonally adjusted data).

Compared with the previous quarter, the economic growth was 1.8%, unchanged from the previous announcement.

The industry and the information and communication services had the biggest contribution at the economic growth registered by Romania in the third quarter, the data showed.

Romania’s GDP rose 2.9% on the year in the first nine months, again helped by industry and information sectors. The growth in seasonally adjusted terms was 3.1% for the January-September period.