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Nigeria Records 2.84% GDP Growth In Q3 2015

Nigeria has reported its first Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2015. Advertisement Latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that Nigeria has recorded … Continue reading Nigeria Records 2.84% GDP Growth In Q3 2015


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Nigeria has reported its first Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2015.

Latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that Nigeria has recorded a GDP growth of 2.84% in real terms during the month of July to September 2015.

This reflects a 0.49% increase from the second quarter.

The data shows the oil sector up 1.06 in the third quarter and better than the second quarter by 14.35%. The oil sector contributed 10.27% to Nigeria’s total real GDP.

The latest statistics also shows agriculture output higher by 3.46%, manufacturing stronger by 4.80%, while trade and services grew by 14.68% in nominal terms during the period under review.

Nigeria’s economy returns to growth as inflation also drops at 9.3% in October.