The data is preliminary and can be subject to revision, in accordance with the revision policy of quarterly national accounts, in the first “regular” estimate of GDP for the first quarter of 2018 which will be released on May 30, 2018.

In the 1st quarter of 2018 seasonally adjusted GDP (constant prices, reference year 2010) was higher by 1.6 % than in the previous quarter and 4.9 % higher than in the 1st quarter of the previous year.

Seasonally unadjusted GDP (constant average prices of the previous year) was higher by 5.1 % than in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

Table 1 Seasonally adjusted GDP; constant prices, reference year 2010

Specification

2016

2017

2018

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

previous quarter = 100

GDP growth rate of 23 April 2018

99.9

101.2

100.2

101.9

101.3

100.8

101.3

100.9

-

GDP growth rate of 15 May 2018

99.8

101.2

100.2

102.0

101.1

100.9

101.4

101.0

101.6

Differences

-0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

-0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

-


corresponding period of the previous year = 100

GDP growth rate of 23 April 2018

102.9

103.4

102.4

103.2

104.6

104.2

105.4

104.3

-

GDP growth rate of 15 May 2018

102.9

103.4

102.4

103.3

104.6

104.2

105.4

104.4

104.9

Differences

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

-

Table 2 Seasonally unadjusted GDP; constant average prices of the previous year

Specification

2016

2017

2018

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Corresponding period of the previous year = 100

GDP growth

103.1

103.4

102.7

102.7

104.4

104.0

105.2

104.9

105.1