Macedonia's GDP rises 3.9% in Q2

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by 3.9 percent in the second quarter of 2013, said the State Statistical Office.

In this quarter, an increase was registered in most of the sections. The biggest increase was recorded in sections F - Construction by 33.2%, I - Transport, storage and communication by 7.5% and (C+D+E) - Mining and quarrying, Manufacturing and Electricity, gas and water supply by 4.1%.

Household final consumption, including Non-profit institutions serving households, increased by 3.5% in nominal terms compared to the same period of 2012, and its share in the GDP structure was 75.9%.

In the same period, Export of goods and services increased by 1.1%in nominal terms, while Import of goods and services also increased by 1.3%.

Only Latvia and Lithuania have higher growth than Macedonia in the second quarter of the year and ranking covers all European countries.

A smaller increase than Macedonia there are highly developed eurozone states Finland, France, Austria, Sweden, Germany and Denmark.