A Reuters poll of economists had forecast growth of 2.5% in the final three months of last year. In 2022, OECD average growth was 2.8% Economic growth in Israel is expected to slow sharply in 2023 to a rate of near 3%. (Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing by Alison Williams)
Messaging: steven.scheer.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net; Twitter: @StevenMScheer)) JERUSALEM, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Israel's economy grew 6.5%
in 2022, slower than in 2021 but still much stronger than most
Western countries, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on
Thursday, citing solid growth in consumer spending, exports and
investment.
Growth exceeded projections of 6.3% from the Bank of Israel
and Finance Ministry amid faster-than-expected gross domestic
product growth in the fourth quarter of an
annualised 5.8% from the prior three months, according to an
initial estimate.
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