TIRANA (Albania), June 30 (SeeNews) - Albania's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by an estimated 3.94% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2017, official statistics indicated on Friday.

On a quarterly comparison basis, Albania's GDP increased by 0.74% in the January-March period, the country's statistical office, INSTAT, said in a quarterly report on the country's economic growth.

The main contributor to Albania's economic growth in the first quarter was construction.

In 2016, Albania's economy expanded by an estimated 3.5%.