UPDATE 1 - Slovenia's GDP grows by 5.0% in 2017 - table

According to the latest available data, Slovenia's GDP grew 2.5% in 2016.

At current prices, Slovenia's GDP totalled 43.3 billion euro ($52.9 billion) in 2017, up by a nominal 7.1% over 2016, the statistical office said in a statement.

As in 2016, external demand was the key driver of economic growth, as exports increased by 10.6%. Domestic demand had an increasingly significant role (up 4.0%), in the scope of which private consumption grew by 3.2%.

Construction had the largest contribution to GDP growth, having increased 11.4% on the year in 2017. Agriculture, forestry and fishing declined the most, by 9.2%.

According to seasonally adjusted data, Slovenia's GDP grew by 5.4% on the year in 2017.

In the fourth quarter alone, Slovenia's GDP expanded by 6.0% year-on-year, compared to a growth rate of 4.5% in the third quarter.

Seasonally-adjusted fourth quarter GDP increased by 2.0% over the previous quarter and by 6.2% over the same quarter of 2016.

GDP by expenditures, constant prices, growth rates (%):

($=0.818483 euro)