Slovakia’s GDP figures revised up
The Slovak Statistics Office has revised GDP (Gross Domestic Product) figures for the first and second quarters of 2004, and for the whole of 2003 and 2002. Based on the revised data, the Slovak economy grew by 5.5% in the first quarter of 2004 while the growth rate slightly regressed to 5.4% in the second quarter. The revised data for 2003 shows Slovakia's GDP recorded a 4.5% increase. For 2002, the Statistical Office revised up the GDP growth to 4.6% from 4.4%.