13 Mai 2010
Romania still in recession. First-quarter GDP drops 0.3%
Romania’s first-quarter Gross Domestic Product fell 2.6% from the same period of last year, and 0.3% from the fourth quarter 2009.
In gross series, the economy contracted by 2.6% in the Jan-Mar period, from the year-ago period, while seasonally-adjusted the contraction was 2.5%.
However, the GDP contraction is narrowly below analysts’ forecasts of 3.4% YoY decline and 0.5% q-o-q.
Annually, the Gross Domestic Product dropped 6.9% in the fourth quarter 2009, after the 7.6% contraction in third quarter and 8% in the second quarter year-on-year.
The National Institute of Statistics released today the GDP data for the first-quarter as a signal, and a more detailed report will be released at a later date.
However, the GDP contraction is narrowly below analysts’ forecasts of 3.4% YoY decline and 0.5% q-o-q.
Annually, the Gross Domestic Product dropped 6.9% in the fourth quarter 2009, after the 7.6% contraction in third quarter and 8% in the second quarter year-on-year.
The National Institute of Statistics released today the GDP data for the first-quarter as a signal, and a more detailed report will be released at a later date.