Quarterly national accounts

In the second quarter of 2015 the seasonally and calendar adjusted, chained volume measure of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.3 per cent with respect to the first quarter of 2015 and by 0.7 per cent in comparison with the second quarter of 2014.

Compared to the first quarter of 2015, final consumption expenditure increased by 0.3 per cent, gross fixed capital formation decreased by 0.3 per cent; imports and exports raised by 2.2 per cent and 1.2 per cent respectively.

With respect to the second quarter of 2014, final consumption expenditure increased by 0.5 per cent, gross fixed capital formation by 0.3 per cent, imports by 5.5 per cent and exports by 4.0 per cent.

Date of next release: 1 December 2015 (III quarter 2015)