In the fourth quarter of 2018, the country’s gross domestic product grew an annual 0.9% in real terms, compared to the third quarter of 2018. Compared to the same quarter of 2017, the country’s GDP increased by an annual 4.1%, in unadjusted terms, and by 4.0%, in seasonally adjusted data.

In seasonally adjusted data, the country’s GDP estimated for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 0.9%, in real terms, compared to the third quarter of 2018, and by 4.0% against the fourth quarter of 2017.

In unadjusted terms, the country’s GDP estimated for 2018 rose by 4.1%, in real terms, against 2017. The country’s GDP estimated for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 4.1%, in real terms, against the fourth quarter of 2017.

From GDP uses standpoint, significant changes in the contribution to the growth rate of GDP between the two estimates were recorded for Final consumption expenditure of General government, from +0.6% to +0.3%, as a result of their activity volume decrease from 103.8% to 101.8%.