November 30 (SeeNews) - Slovenia's economic output rose by a real 4.8% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2021 and by 1.3% compared to the second quarter, the statistical office said on Tuesday.
In the third quarter of 2021, gross fixed capital formation increased by 9.6%, mainly due to the increase in gross fixed capital formation in machinery and equipment by 22.8%, the statistical office said in a statement.
Household final consumption expenditure increased by 9.3% in the third quarter of 2021, exports grew by an annual 10.6%, while imports were up 19.9%.
Earlier this month, the European Commission lifted its economic growth forecast for Slovenia in 2021 to 6.4% from 5.7% predicted in July.