Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded a non-adjusted 2.6% year-on-year in the June quarter, after a 6.7% rise in the March quarter.

On a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, GDP advanced 2.5% compared to last year, slower than the 6.4% increase in the first quarter.

On a quarterly basis, the economy contracted by a seasonally and calendar-adjusted 1.4% from the first quarter, when it expanded 3.4%.

In the fourth quarter last year, GDP fell marginally by 0.1%.