29.04.201909:29:00UTC+00Belgium GDP Growth Slows In Q1

Belgium's economic growth slowed in the three months to March, preliminary data from the National Bank of Belgium showed on Monday.

Gross domestic product grew 0.2 percent quarterly after a 0.4 percent expansion in the final three months of 2018. Growth was 0.3 percent in the third quarter. On a year-on-year basis, GDP increased 1.1 percent in the first quarter following 1.2 percent growth in the fourth quarter of last year.

The pace of annual growth slowed for a second straight quarter. In 2018, full year growth was 1.4 percent.