Quarterly national accounts

In the third quarter of 2014 the seasonally and calendar adjusted, chained volume measure of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 0.1 per cent with respect to the second quarter of 2014 and by 0.5 per cent in comparison with the third quarter of 2013.

Compared to the second quarter of 2014, final consumption expenditure remained stationary, gross fixed capital formation decreased by 1.0 per cent and imports by 0.3 per cent, while exports increased by 0.2.

With respect to the third quarter of 2013, final consumption expenditure increased by 0.4 per cent and exports by 1.3 per cent, while gross fixed capital formation decreased by 3.1 per cent and imports by 0.7 per cent.