Economy grew slightly in beginning of the year, analysts pleasantly surprised

Slovak economy remained above zero in the first quarter of 2021, growth reached 0.3 percent.

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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in chain-linking volumes in the first quarter of 2021 increased y-o-y by 0.3 percent. After seasonal adjustments, the GDP increased y-o-y by 0.5 percent and decreased m-o-m by 1.8 percent.

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“After a year spent in recession, our economy succeeded to progress to green numbers again,” said Jana Glasová, an analyst for 365 bank.

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Analyst Ľubomír Koršňák from UniCredit Bank said that the flash estimate is a pleasant surprise and confirmed better than expected monthly figures, especially in the last month of the quarter, in March.

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In the first quarter of 2021, the GDP in current prices amounted to €21,700 million, which represents a y-o-y increase of 1 percent.

“The y-o-y development changed the decreasing trend into a slightly increasing one and indicates a gradual return towards the growth trend occurring before the Covid pandemic,” the Statistics Office stated in a press release.

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