GDP rises by 1.9 per cent in first quarter of 2018

By JT - Jul 01,2018 - Last updated at Jul 01,2018

AMMAN — The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by 1.9 per cent in the 1st quarter of 2018, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Sunday.

The Department of Statistics (DOS) said that most productive sectors achieved positive growth during the first quarter of 2018, compared with the same quarter of 2017.

The social and personal services sector hit the highest growth of 4.1 per cent, followed by the agriculture sector by 3.5 per cent, then finance, insurance and real estate by 3 per cent, in addition to the extractive industries, transport, storage and communications sectors by 2.2 per cent, electricity and water by 2.5 per cent, and finally the wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants sector by 1.6 per cent, DOS data showed.

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