Key findings: P0441 - Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 4th Quarter 2014
The GDP figure for the (4th quarter 2014 4,1% q/q and 1.3% y/y)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices increased by 4,1 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2014 (see full report here - PDF).
The seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the fourth quarter of 2014 increased by an annualised rate of 4,1 per cent compared with an increase of 2,1 per cent (revised from 1,4 per cent) during the third quarter of 2014.
The main contributors to the increase in economic activity for the fourth quarter of 2014 were the manufacturing industry (contributing 1,2 percentage points), the mining and quarrying industry (contributing 1,1 percentage points) and finance, real estate and business services (contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).
The seasonally adjusted real annualised value added by the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors recorded increases of 13,3 per cent, 7,2 per cent and 1,8 per cent respectively during the fourth quarter of 2014.