.1 percent higher than that of the first quarter,when the Spanish GDP had grown by 0.8 percent from the fourthquarter in 2016.
The INE explained that the growth was fueled by consumption,especially that of households, while investment and exports' growthhad slowed down.
On a year-on-year basis the country's economy grew by 3.1percent between April and June, with employment growing by 2.8percent Wholesale Philadelphia Flyers Hats , leading to 480,000 full time job opportunities, the INEhighlighted.
Spain's Minister of Economy and Competitiveness, Luis deGuindos, said that the government would revise up its economicforecast for 2017 which nowadays stands at 3 percent. De Guindosexplained that data of the first semester of the year predicts "astrong" GDP growth, close to 3.5 percent.
The minister emphasized that Spain will not get out of thecrisis until 1.5 million new jobs are created in the next twoyears Wholesale Ottawa Senators Hats , pointing out job creation as one of the government'spriorities. Enditem
TOKYO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors were in a risk averse mood following the firing of a missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over Japan before markets opened here.
As of 9:15 a.m. local time, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 140.99 points, or 0.72 percent, from Monday to 19,308.91.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wholesale New York Rangers Hats , meanwhile, lost 8.82 points, or 0.55 percent, to 1,591.30.
Oil and coal product, insurance and bank-linked issues comprised those that declined