Israel's economic growth is slowing: GDP rose by an annualized 3.3% in the second quarter of 2011, down from 4.7% in the first quarter and 7.4% in the fourth quarter of 2010, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced today.
The data confirms that while the economy is slowing, the slowdown is less than feared by some analysts. A "Bloomberg" poll of analysts predicted 2.9% GDP growth in the second quarter.
Exports of goods and services rose by an annualized 3.4% in the second quarter, private consumption rose by an annualized 2.2%, investment in fixed assets rose 8.8%, and civilian public consumption rose by 6.3%.
GDP rose by an annualized 5% in the first half of the year, after rising 5.7% in the second half of 2010 and 5.6% in the first half.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on August 16, 2011
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