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Norway's economy up 1.1 percent in first quarter
Published: 23 May 2012 10:10 GMT+02:00 | Print version
Updated: 23 May 2012 10:10 GMT+02:00
Norway's economy grew by 1.1 percent in the first quarter 2012 on the back of a strong performance by manufacturing and industrial services, according to new official statistics published on Tuesday.
The Statistics Norway figures show that Norway's economic growth is accelerating, up from a growth rate of 0.8 percent in the previous two quarters, according to seasonally-adjusted national accounts.
Statistics Norway also revised up the figure for the fourth quarter of 2011 to 0.8 percent from the 0.6 percent given in February.
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