GDP flash estimate: economy contracted by 2.5% in Q3
According to Statistics Estonia's preliminary estimate, gross domestic product (GDP) continued to decline in the third quarter of 2023. Robert Müürsepp, team lead of national accounts at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with the third quarter of 2022, GDP fell by around 2.5%.
In comparison with the previous quarters, the recession has slowed a little.
The seasonally and working-day adjusted GDP remained unchanged from the second quarter of 2023.
Statistics Estonia will publish GDP data for the third quarter of 2023 on November 30.
See also the GDP flash estimate in the statistical database. Learn more about national accounts.
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Vahur Koorits
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Statistics Estonia
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