December 7 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.6% on an annual comparison basis in the third quarter of 2021 after a 9.9% increase in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Tuesday, citing preliminary seasonally adjusted data.
On a quarterly comparison basis, Bulgaria's GDP went up 0.6% in the July-September period, following an increase by the same percentage in the previous quarter, the NSI said in a statement.
The preliminary figures are higher than the NSI's flash estimates for GDP growth of 0.4% year-on-year and 0.9% quarter-on-quarter in July-September 2021 released last month.
Bulgaria's GDP totalled 36.1 billion levs ($20.9 billion/18.5 billion euro) at current prices in the review period, according to the statement.
Details follow (pct change):
|
Q3 y/y |
Q3 q/q |
GDP |
4.6 |
0.6 |
Final consumption |
6.8 |
1.8 |
Gross fixed capital formation |
1.0 |
6.2 |
Exports |
9.8 |
-2.2 |
Imports |
12.7 |
3.3 |
source: NSI
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)