Agricultural output rose 3.5 percent quarter-on-quarter in the three months to September, rebounding from a 3.4 percent expansion in the prior period. In addition, the industrial sector shrank 0.1 percent, less than a 0.2 percent contraction in Q2. Meanwhile, the services sector stalled, after growing 0.2 percent in the previous quarter.
Year-on-year, the economy shrank 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2019, following a 0.8 percent contraction in the prior period and missing market consensus of a 0.1 percent expansion.