Agricultural production increased 5 percent, following a 0.8 percent expansion in the previous quarter. Mining and quarrying grew 5.2 percent, recovering from six consecutive quarters of contraction.
The manufacturing sector advanced at a faster 1.7 percent (0.6 percent in Q4 2013); electricity and gas production increased 0.8 percent; water supply rose 4.6 percent; wholesale and trade advanced 0.7 percent and construction rose 1 percent, the same rate recorded in the previous quarter.
In contrast, real estate activities slowed to 0.3 percent and the information and communication sector shrank 2 percent.
Year-on-year, the GDP expanded 4.3 percent in the first three months of 2014, in line with market expectations.
