Economy grows 6% in 1Q

17 June 2013 10:45 am Views - 2814

Sri Lanka's economy grew 6 percent in the first quarter of 2013 vis-à-vis 6.3 percent growth the country recorded in the previous three months, the 2013 first quarter GDP data released by Census and Statistics Department short while ago showed.

The industry sector during the three months grew 10.7 percent Year-on-Year while services sector and agriculture sector grew 4.3 percent and 2 percent, respectively.