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<span style="font-size: 11pt">Agricultural Sector Grew by 23.1% in Last Quarter of 2009
Preliminary figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries have shown that the agricultural sector continued expanding in the last quarter of 2009, ending the period with an overall 23.1 per cent increase in production over the similar period in 2008.
The Ministry has calculated that the growth over the October to December quarter led to a 20.5 per cent increase in gross domestic product (GDP) for the quarter. The Ministry also noted that there was an overall 13 per cent increase in crop production in 2009, when compared to figures from the previous year.
Last quarter's production growth included a 33.5 per cent increase in domestic crop production over the similar period in 2008, the sixth consecutive quarter of growth in the sub-sector. This growth contributed to the overall 22.4 per cent increase in domestic crop production for the year.</span></div></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt">Agricultural Sector Grew by 23.1% in Last Quarter of 2009
Preliminary figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries have shown that the agricultural sector continued expanding in the last quarter of 2009, ending the period with an overall 23.1 per cent increase in production over the similar period in 2008.
The Ministry has calculated that the growth over the October to December quarter led to a 20.5 per cent increase in gross domestic product (GDP) for the quarter. The Ministry also noted that there was an overall 13 per cent increase in crop production in 2009, when compared to figures from the previous year.
Last quarter's production growth included a 33.5 per cent increase in domestic crop production over the similar period in 2008, the sixth consecutive quarter of growth in the sub-sector. This growth contributed to the overall 22.4 per cent increase in domestic crop production for the year.</span></div></div>