The National Accounts
Section of the Department of Statistics announces the release of the
estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the period 2008 to 2012.
The 2012 figures are Preliminary, 2011 are Provisional, 2010 and 2009
are Revised and the 2008 are Final until the next historical revision.

 

The
2012 annual preliminary results are based on early estimates from major
data sources such as the Central Bank, Ministry of Tourism, and the
Foreign Trade Section of the Department of Statistics, etc. They are
also based on indicators which normally mimic movements of particular
industries such as Hotel Room Rates, Megawatt Sales, Building Permits,
Chargeable Telephone Minutes, Consumer Price Index, etc. The 2012 GDP
figures are Preliminary and will be revised as more data become
available...