Fourth-quarter GDP expected to show modest growth
Data is forecast to rise 1% quarter on quarter and 1.5% year on year after contraction in the third quarter
06 March 2022 - 19:45
GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2021 due on Tuesday are expected to show that the economy rebounded from the social unrest-induced contraction of the third quarter.
According to a Bloomberg consensus, the data is broadly expected to show a rebound to a predicted rise of 1% quarter on quarter and a 1.5% rise year on year from the 1.5% quarter-on-quarter contraction in the third quarter. ..
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