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Economic growth down to 0.4% in 2016
The Department of Statistics released today its preliminary estimate of real growth, at 0.4% for the year 2016 and final estimate of 0.5% for 2015. This is the second year running that real economic growth has remained under 1 percent, with a slightly worsening position in 2016 than the year before.