Figure 1: Total GDP and construction GDP change from previous year’s quarter, (Dec 2003 – Dec 2008)
| Quarter |
Change from previous quarter (Construction GDP) |
Change from previous quarter (Total GDP) |
| Dec-03 |
8.3% |
4.0% |
| Mar-04 |
6.6% |
5.3% |
| Jun-04 |
12.9% |
5.7% |
| Sep-04 |
5.3% |
4.3% |
| Dec-04 |
3.8% |
2.9% |
| Mar-05 |
4.9% |
2.3% |
| Jun-05 |
4.8% |
3.0% |
| Sep-05 |
2.2% |
3.1% |
| Dec-05 |
5.0% |
2.8% |
| Mar-06 |
5.8% |
2.9% |
| Jun-06 |
-3.9% |
1.3% |
| Sep-06 |
-0.9% |
1.3% |
| Dec-06 |
-1.0% |
2.3% |
| Mar-07 |
-1.7% |
2.4% |
| Jun-07 |
4.3% |
3.3% |
| Sep-07 |
6.3% |
3.4% |
| Dec-07 |
7.2% |
3.6% |
| Mar-08 |
-0.3% |
2.1% |
| Jun-08 |
-5.5% |
1.0% |
| Sep-08 |
-8.1% |
-0.1% |
| Dec-08 |
-13.5% |
-1.9% |
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