The Gross Domestic Product went up by 5.4 per cent in real terms, the National Statistics Office said.
It said that according to provisional estimates, this amounted to €2,299.6 million in the third quarter, €171.3 million or eight per cent more than in the corresponding period last year.
Gross Value Added increased by €154.6 million when compared to the same quarter last year. This was mainly generated by wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; transportation and storage; accommodation and food service activities.