The contributions from public consumption and investments were also positive. The quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) GDP figures for earlier quarters were revised: Q1 2024 from -0.1 to 0.1 per cent, Q3 2024 from 0.8 to 0.6 per cent, and Q4 2024 from 0.3 to 0.5 per cent, CBS said in a press release.
The economic growth for 2024 has been revised upward from 1 to 1.1 per cent, while 2023 growth was adjusted from 0.1 to -0.6 per cent. Employment declined by 2,000 in Q1 2025 compared to Q4 2024, a smaller drop than the initially reported 14,000. However, on a YoY basis, employment rose by 88,000, slightly higher than the earlier estimate of 86,000.
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