Gross domestic product grew by 0.2 per cent in January to March 2024

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release 31/05/2024 | Quarterly national accounts 2024, 1st quarter

According to Statistics Finland, the volume of Finland’s gross domestic product grew by 0.2 per cent in January to March 2024 from the level of the previous quarter. Adjusted for working days, GDP was 1.2 per cent lower than one year ago. According to preliminary data compiled by Eurostat, GDP in the EU area grew by 0.3 per cent in January to March 2024 from the previous quarter.

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In January to March 2024, the volume of exports decreased by 4.6 per cent from the previous quarter. The volume of imports declined by 0.5 per cent.
Private consumption grew by 1.0 per cent in the first quarter of 2024 from the level in October to December.
Government consumption expenditure increased by 2.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2024 from October to December.
Gross fixed capital formation, or investments, contracted in January to March 2024 by 4.8 per cent from the previous quarter. Both private and public sector investments decreased.

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Quarterly national accounts

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31/05/2024

Revision of volume changes in exports

	2023Q1	2023Q2	2023Q3	2023Q4
Seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter change, %	1. release	-0.1	-0.2	-1.8	-1
Previous release	-0.3	-0.7	-2.8	-1
Latest release	-0.3	-0.6	-2.8	-0.8
Revision, %-points (latest minus first)	-0.2	-0.4	-1	0.2
Working day adjusted year-on-year change, %	1. release	0.8	-1.2	-3.7	-6.2
Previous release	4	0.4	-4.5	-6.2
Latest release	4.1	0.5	-4.5	-6.1
Revision, %-points (latest minus first)	3.3	1.7	-0.8	0.1

31/05/2024

Revision of volume changes in imports

	2023Q1	2023Q2	2023Q3	2023Q4
Seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter change, %	1. release	-2.7	-1.2	-3.2	-1.5
Previous release	-4.2	-0.6	-3.6	-1.5
Latest release	-3.8	-0.8	-3.5	-0.9
Revision, %-points (latest minus first)	-1.1	0.4	-0.3	0.6
Working day adjusted year-on-year change, %	1. release	-3.7	-7.7	-9.8	-9.7
Previous release	-3.2	-6.7	-9.7	-9.7
Latest release	-3.1	-6.8	-9.6	-8.9
Revision, %-points (latest minus first)	0.6	0.9	0.2	0.8

31/05/2024

Revision of volume changes in GDP

	2023Q1	2023Q2	2023Q3	2023Q4
Seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter change, %	1. release	0.2	0.6	-0.9	-0.7
Previous release	-0.1	0.4	-1.1	-0.7
Latest release	-0.2	0.6	-1	-0.8
Revision, %-points (latest minus first)	-0.4	0	-0.1	-0.1
Working day adjusted year-on-year change, %	1. release	-0.4	-0.4	-1.2	-1.8
Previous release	-0.1	-0.3	-1.6	-1.8
Latest release	-0.3	-0.5	-1.6	-1.5
Revision, %-points (latest minus first)	0.1	-0.1	-0.4	0.3

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11tj

Employment and hours worked quarterly(External link)

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Industry

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quarter

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eight times a year

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Quarterly national accounts

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18/09/2024

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Income and production by industry, quarterly(External link)

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Industry

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quarter

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eight times a year

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Quarterly national accounts

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18/09/2024

132h

Gross domestic product and national income, supply and demand, quarterly(External link)

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Transaction

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quarter

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eight times a year

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Quarterly national accounts

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18/09/2024

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Quarterly national accounts [online publication].

Reference period: 2024, 1st quarter. ISSN=1797-9765. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 16.10.2024].

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