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MNI: SPAIN DATA: Final GDP (Q1 2019) ................>

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MNI: SPAIN DATA: Final GDP (Q1 2019) 
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- Final (Q1): 0.7% q/q, 2.4% y/y; Flash (Q1): 0.7% q/q, 2.4% y/y; Prev (Q4):
0.6% q/q, 2.3% y/y
- Final release confirms Spanish economic growth accelerated in Q1 to strongest
rate since Q4 2017
- Household consumption grew by 0.4% q/q, after rising by the same magnitude in
Q4
- Government spending was also up 0.4% q/q, in line with Q4
- Business investment rebounded by a robust 1.4% q/q after a 0.2% decline in Q4
- While exports held steady over the quarter, imports were down by 0.3%...
- ... resulting in net trade making a 0.2pp contribution to quarterly growth in
Q1 (after shaving 0.2pp from Q4 growth)

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