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It was the strongest expansion on record, following the unprecedented economic blow caused by the COVID-19 pandemic during the second quarter. Analysts expected a 5% growth.

Year-on-year, the countryʼs gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 5.8% in the third quarter, after plunging 10.8% in the previous quarter, dragged down by a decrease in capital formation and by lower household consumption.