August 16 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's annual economic growth accelerated to 3.6% in the second quarter from 3.4% in the prior quarter, according to a flash estimate of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) published on Wednesday.
On a quarterly comparison basis the growth in gross domestic product (GDP) quickened to seasonally adjusted 0.9% in the period April-June, from 0.8% in the first quarter of 2017, the NSI data indicated.
Calculated in current prices, the country's GDP totalled 24.3 billion levs ($14.6 billion/12.4 billion euro) in April-June.
(1 euro=1.95583 levs)