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GDP grew by 2.8 per cent in the 2nd quarter in Finland

09/09/2008

The volume of private consumption grew by 4.0 per cent.

In the second quarter of 2008, the volume of Finland's gross domestic product increased by 0.8 per cent from the previous quarter. Compared to the second quarter of 2007, GDP grew by 2.8 per cent. There were three working days more in the second quarter than one year previously.

In the April to June period, the volume of exports went up by 6.5 per cent and that of imports increased by 1.9 per cent year-on-year. The volume of private consumption grew by 4.0 per cent while investments decreased by 3.3 per cent in the second quarter.

Source: Finland Statistics

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