IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

The seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the fourth quarter of 2005 increased by an annualised rate of 3,3 percent compared with the third quarter of 2005. The corresponding real annualised economic growth rates for the first three quarters of 2005 were 4,6 percent, 5,4 percent and 4,2 percent respectively.

First preliminary annual estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) are derived as the sum of the GDP for the four quarters of the specific year. These estimates indicate that the real annual GDP at market prices for 2005, increased by 4,9 percent compared with 2004 when the real annual economic growth rate was 4,5 percent.