third quarter

Romania’s gross domestic product grew modestly in the third quarter of 2009 compared with a quarter earlier, putting a temporary stop to the country’s economic decline, according to revised data from the statistics institute INS.

Romania’s gross domestic product shrank by a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter, amounting to 120.4 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2496), according to revised data released Thursday by the country's statistics institute INS.