The robust economic performance in the third quarter has raised the nine-month GDP growth rate to 6.41%.
According to the Government Office, the third quarter result was not due to growth in mining but in the agricultural and industrial sectors. Agriculture grew by 2.78% in the nine-month period and manufacturing by 7.17%.
Foreign direct investment has increased by 30% to 14.5 billion USD. Exports of rice and vegetables grew by 50% year-on-year in the 3rd quarter.
