Final consumption expenditure advanced by 0.8 percent, from 0.6 percent growth in the previous period, as government expenditure advanced 1.3 percent (+0.8 percent in Q3) and gross fixed investment grew 1.3 percent (+1.2 percent in Q3); while household consumption went up at a slower 0.5 percent (+0.6 percent in Q3). Meanwhile, net external demand dragged the expansion down as exports of goods and services rose by 4.3 percent, following a 1.6 percent growh in the previous period, while imports advanced at a faster 5.6 percent, compared to a 0.9 percent increase in Q3.
Year-on-year, the economy expanded by 3.9 percent compared to a 3.5 percent growth in the previous quarter and matching preliminary estimates, as fixed investment grew at a faster 4.9 percent (+4.6 percent in Q3) while household consumption advanced by 3.1 percent, the same pace as in the previous quarter.