The Polish expanded at a significantly faster pace in the fourth quarter, but to a lesser extent than expected by economists, figures released by the government revealed Friday.

Gross domestic product (GDP), on an unadjusted basis, jumped 2.7 year-on-year in the December quarter, after recording a 1.9 percent gain in the third quarter, preliminary estimates from the Central Statistical Office showed.

In the second quarter of last year, the economy expanded 0.8 percent. Economists had forecast a 2.9 percent growth for the fourth quarter.

Sequentially, GDP advanced a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter. This followed a 0.7 percent gain in the third quarter.

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