Jordan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.2 percent in the first quarter of the current year compared with the same period last year, according to data released by the Department of Statistics.

The figures showed that most sectors delivered positive growth compared with the corresponding period last year.

The results showed that the extractive industries sector achieved the highest growth ratio of 14.7 according to the fixed market prices compared to the same period of 2016, followed by the agriculture sector (8.2pct); electricity, social and personal services sector (3.9pct); the financial, insurance and real estate sectors (3.2pct) and the wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants sector (1.9pct).

Source: Fana News