Quarterly national accounts

In the second quarter of 2018 the seasonally and calendar adjusted, chained volume measure of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was estimated to have increased by 0.2 per cent with respect to the first quarter of 2018 and by 1.2 per cent in comparison with the second quarter of 2017.

Compared to the first quarter of 2018, final consumption expenditure increased by 0.1 per cent, gross fixed capital formation by 2.9 per cent and imports by 1.8 per cent, while exports decreased by 0.2 per cent.

With respect to the second quarter of 2017, final consumption expenditure increased by 0.7 per cent, gross fixed capital formation by 6.2 per cent, imports by 2.1 per cent and exports by 0.9 per cent.