{"id":75556,"date":"2021-08-26T19:21:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=75556"},"modified":"2021-08-26T19:26:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:26:07","slug":"nigerias-economy-grows-5-in-q2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/26\/nigerias-economy-grows-5-in-q2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s economy grows 5% in Q2 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria&#8217;s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.01 percent in the second quarter of 2021 &#8211; strongest growth since fourth quarter of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in the second-quarter GDP report released on Thursday by the\u00a0National Bureau of Statistics (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecable.ng\/tag\/nbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NBS<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>This also marks three consecutive quarters of growth following the negative growth rates recorded in the second and third quarters of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.01%(year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2021, marking three consecutive quarters of growth following the negative growth rates recorded in the second and third quarters of 2020,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Q2 2021 growth rate was higher than the -6.10% growth rate recorded in Q2 2020 and the 0.51% recorded in Q1 2021 year on year, indicating the return of business and economic activity near levels seen prior to the nationwide implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/24\/osun-records-13-covid-19-deaths-in-one-week\/\">COVID-19<\/a> related restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe steady recovery observed since the end of 2020, with the gradual return of commercial activity as well as local and international travel, accounted for the significant increase in growth performance relative to the second quarter of 2020 when nationwide restrictions took effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Year to date, real GDP grew 2.70% in 2021 compared to -2.18% for the first half of 2020. Nevertheless, quarter on<br \/>\nquarter, real GDP grew at -0.79% in Q2 2021 compared to Q1 2021, reflecting slightly slower economic activity than the preceding quarter due largely to seasonality.<\/p>\n<p>In the second quarter of 2021, average daily oil production stood at 1.61 million barrels per day (mbpd), which is -0.19mbpd lower than the average daily production of 1.81mbpd recorded in the same quarter of 2020 and -0.10mbpd lower than the 1.72mbpd recorded in the first quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Real growth of the oil sector was \u201312.65% (year-on-year) in Q2 2021 indicating a decrease of \u20136.02% points relative to the growth rate recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerformance in the non-oil sector grew by 6.74% in real terms during the reference quarter (Q2 2021). The Q2 2021 growth rate was higher by 12.80% points compared to the rate recorded in the same quarter of 2020 and 5.95% points higher than the first quarter of 2021,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the quarter, the non-oil sector was driven mainly by growth in trade, information and communication (Telecommunication), transportation (Road Transport), electricity, agriculture (Crop Production) and manufacturing (Food, Beverage &amp; Tobacco), reflecting the easing of movement, business and economic activity across the country relative to the same period a year earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria&#8217;s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.01 percent in the second quarter of 2021 &#8211; strongest growth since fourth quarter of 2014. This was contained in the second-quarter GDP report released on Thursday by the\u00a0National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). 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