The country`s Gross Domestic Product grew 3.21 percent quarter-to-quarter from 2.80 percent before, BPS chief Suryamin said at a press conference here on Monday.
"Based on the hike our total GDP in the third quarter was up 0.41 percent to 3.21 percent," he said.
He said the economic growth in the third quarter was boosted by a hike in the fixed gross capital formation by 10.02 percent and household consumption expenditure by 5.68 percent.
The biggest quarter-to quarter growth in the third quarter was recorded in the agricultural sector at 6.15 percent due especially to a 23.43 percent hike in the plantation sub-sector, he said.
"The figures show our agricultural sector has made a significant improvement from 2.34 percent in the second quarter following abundant harvests," he said.
The growth in the GDP in the third quarter was contributed mostly by transportation and communication sector that grew 10.48 percent.
The communication sector however was more dominant including internet and cellphone telecommunication service industries, he said.
He said the third quarter`s biggest source of cumulative economic growth from the second quarter was processing industries by 1.62 percent to 6.36 percent.
"The number shows our industrial sector has been able to increase the variety of its products and exploit the domestic market potential," he said.(*)
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