On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, agriculture and wholesale and retail trade shrank the most (-1.9 percent each). The construction sector contracted 1.5 percent; fishing activities fell 1 percent, manufacturing dropped 0.6 percent and mining and quarrying decreased 0.5 percent. In contrast, financial activities recorded the highest growth rate (5.5 percent), followed by real estate activities (2.5 percent).
Year-on-year, the economy advanced 0.9 percent.