Some highlights of the Report are as follows:

Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.0%  in the first quarter of 2015, improving from the growth of 2.1% in the previous quarter. After seasonal adjustment, GDP grew by 0.3% on the quarter-by-quarter basis.

Expenditure on gross domestic product increased, reflecting an increase in private consumption expenditure, public investment, and goods and services export. Private consumption increased by 2.4%, improving from the growth of 2.1% in the previous quarter. Consumption of durables continued to drop but showed at a better rate than the previous quarter.

The Production side improved almost in all sectors. Construction, hotels, restaurants, grew at a high rate; transportation improved while manufacturing also increased. Construction expanded by 25.4%, accelerating from an increase of 1.3% in the previous quarter. Public construction grew by 44.2% compared to the previous quarter. The growth was from 50.3% expansion in public construction as the disbursement of government increased steadily. Moreover, state enterprise construction also increased 30.4% as well as private construction increased by 1.8%