Economy

Russia's GDP Grows by 2.5% Year-on-Year in January-August

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's GDP grew by 2.5% in January-August in annual terms, and separately in August the growth accelerated to 5.2% year-on-year, the Economic Development Ministry said on Wednesday.
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"According to the Russian Economic Development Ministry, in August 2023, GDP exceeded the level of last year by 5.2% year-on-year (after 5.1% year-on-year in July)… Overall, in 8 months of 2023, GDP grew by 2.5% year-on-year," the ministry’s estimate showed.
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