Summary
In 2012, according with the final Annual National Accounts, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 168.4 thousand million Euros. This value corresponds to a nominal decrease of 4.4% and to a real decrease of 4.0% when compared to 2011. The contribution of domestic demand for the real change of GDP was negative (-7.6 percentage points), while the net external demand contribution was positive (3.6 percentage points), as a result of the decrease in imports (-6.3%) and the increase of the exports (+3.4%).