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After a sluggish two quarters, GDP growth romped home in Q4.
Per data released by the stats bureau (NBS) on Friday:
Real GDP grew by 5.4% y/y in the last quarter of 2024, a big acceleration from 4.6% growth in Q3.

Quarter-on-quarter, the GDP rose 1.6% in Q4, compared with a 1.3% expansion in Q3.

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