GDP flash estimate: economy contracted by 3% in Q4
According to Statistics Estonia's preliminary estimate, gross domestic product (GDP) continued to decline in the fourth quarter of 2023. GDP fell by approximately 3% compared with the fourth quarter of 2022.
Robert Müürsepp, team lead of national accounts at Statistics Estonia, said that, in comparison with the previous quarters, the recession has slowed a little. “The seasonally and working-day adjusted GDP remained unchanged from the third quarter of 2023,” Müürsepp added.
According to Eurostat, the European Union's economy was flat in the fourth quarter – the GDP of the EU grew by just 0.2%.
Statistics Estonia will publish GDP data for the fourth quarter of 2023 on March 1.
See also the GDP flash estimate in the statistical database. Learn more about national accounts.
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