For the GDP growth in the first half of 2023 as against the same period of 2022, positive contributions were recorded for the following economic activities:
– Wholesale and retail; motor-vehicles and motorcycles repair; transport and storage; hotels and restaurants (+0.5%), with a share of 21.3% in GDP, whose activity volume increased by 2.2%;
– Information and communication (+0.4%), with a share of 7.5% in GDP, whose activity volume increased by 5.8%;
– Professional, scientific and technical activities; activities of administrative services and support services (+0.4%), with a share of 7.0% in GDP, whose activity volume increased by 5.4%;
– Construction (+0.3%), with a share of 4.1% in GDP, whose activity volume increased by 6.8%;
– Real estate activities (+0.2%), with a share of 7.4% in GDP, whose activity volume increased by 2.8%;
– Shows, culture and recreation activities; repair of households goods and other services (+0.2%), with a share of 3.3% in GDP, whose activity volume increased by 6.7%;
– Public administration and defence; social insurance in the public sector; education; health and social assistance (+0.1%), with a share of 13.3% in GDP, whose activity volume increased by 1.1%.
A negative contribution was recorded for industry (-0.7%), with a share of 21.6% in GDP, whose activity volume decreased by -3.3%;
Net taxes on products, with a share of 9.8% in GDP, contributed +0.3% to the GDP growth rate and their volume climbed 3.2 %.
Furthermore, net export recorded a positive contribution to the GDP growth rate (+1.0%), being influenced by the volume increase of exports of goods and services, and by 0.3% compared to the decrease of 1.7% in the volume of imports of goods and services.
In the second quarter of 2023, the GDP advanced 1.1% in unadjusted data and 2.7% in seasonally adjusted data compared to the second quarter of 2022. The country’s economy inched up 0.1% versus the first quarter of 2023.