Bosnia and Herzegovina GDP growth slows in Q1

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Bosnia and Herzegovina's gross domestic product (GDP) advanced by 5.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, slowing from a 7.5% rise in the previous quarter, figures released by the Sarajevo-based Agency for Statistics of BiH (BHAS) showed on Wednesday.
Accommodation and food service activities added 22.5% to the growth; and wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles expanded 16.1%.
On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the economy grew 1.5%, slowing from a 1.7% rise in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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