The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released the advance estimates on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2026. According to the advance estimates, GDP increased by 5.9% in real terms in the first quarter of 2026 over a year earlier, above the market expected 3.5% rise, compared with the increase of 4% in the fourth quarter of 2025. Analyzed by major GDP component, private consumption expenditure increased by 5% in real terms in the first quarter of 2026 over a year earlier, faster than the increase of 2.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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