Key findings: P0441 - Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 3rd Quarter 2010
The GDP figure for the (3rd quarter 2010 2,6% q/q )
Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices increased by 2,6 per cent during the third quarter of 2010
The seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the third quarter of 2010 increased by an annualised rate of 2,6 per cent compared with an increase of 2,8 per cent (revised from an increase of 3,2 per cent) during the second quarter of 2010.
The main contributors to the increase in economic activity for the third quarter of 2010 were the mining and quarrying industry (1,5 percentage points), the wholesale, retail, motor trade and accommodation industry and the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry each contributing (0,4 of a percentage point) and finance, real estate and business services and the transport , storage and communication industry each contributing (0,3 of a percentage point). In contrast the manufacturing industry contributed -0,8 of a percentage point.
The seasonally adjusted real annualised value added by primary, secondary and tertiary sectors recorded an increase of 24,5 per cent, a decrease of 3,9 per cent and an increase of 2,0 per cent respectively, during the third quarter of 2010.