Quarterly national accounts - Third quarter 2021

In the third quarter of 2021 the seasonally and calendar adjusted, chained volume measure of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 2.6 per cent to the previous quarter and by 3.9 per cent in comparison with the third quarter of 2020.

Compared to previous quarter, final consumption expenditure increased by 2.2 per cent, gross fixed capital formation by 1.6 per cent, imports and exports by 2.1 per cent and 3.4 per cent respectively.

With respect to the third quarter of 2020, final consumption expenditure increased by 3.3 per cent, gross fixed capital formation by 8.5 per cent, imports by 15 per cent, and exports by 9 per cent.

The carry-over annual GDP growth for 2021 is equal to 6.2 per cent.