Jamaica's economy grew by 1.4 per cent in the first quarter ended March.
The confirmed figure, released by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica is lower than the 1.9 per cent estimated growth, reported for the by the Planning Institute of Jamaica in May.
STATIN says growth for the first three months of 2024 was linked to a 1.3 per cent increase in output for the Services Industries.
The Goods Producing Industries also grew by 1.9 per cent, primarily driven by increased output in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing.
An 18.7 per cent growth for Mining & Quarrying also positively impacted the group.
STATIN says, however, there was a 0.8 per cent decline in the Manufacturing industry.
The Construction industry declined by 3.7 per cent for January to March.
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