Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2016 in volume terms has increased by 2.96 % compared with the first quarter of 2015. The main contribution to this increase gave the branches of the economy such as Trade Hotels and Restaurants and Transport by 0.85 %,Public administration, Education and Health by 0.60 percentage point,Construction by 0.55 percentage point,Information and Communication by 0.37 percentage point,Real estate activity by 0.23 percentage point,Professional services and Administrative services by 0.21 percentage point,Other services by 0.07 percentage point,Financial and insurance services by 0.04 percentage point. The branches that gave a negative contribution are Industry, Electricity and Water by -0.30 percentage point,Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing by -0.05 %.Net taxes on products contributed positively by 0.39 percentage point