Mining propels GDP to 4.1%

Driven by higher output from the mining sector, Botswana's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 4.1 percent in the first quarter of 2010, says a statement from the Central Statistics Office.

GDP is a primary health indicator of an economy that shows the total market value of goods and services produced in a country in a year.

"Real Gross Domestic Product increased by 4.1 percent in March 2010, compared to the revised 15.4 percent increase registered during the fourth quarter of 2009," the statement continues.

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