By Maria Martinez 
 

The Belgian economy grew in the third quarter thanks to the easing of coronavirus restrictions, and exceeded its pre-crisis levels of economic activity, the National Bank of Belgium said Thursday.

The country's gross domestic product grew 1.8% compared with the previous quarter, the central bank said.

According to a first estimate, value added was up on the previous quarter by 2.3% in services, while value added was 0.1 % below the previous quarter in industry and down 0.5 % in construction, the report said.

The agency also revised data for the second quarter of 2021. Following the revision, the data showed that Belgium's GDP grew 1.7% compared with a first estimate of 1.4% growth.

Compared with the third quarter of 2020, the economy grew 4.7%, the National Bank of Belgium said.

Write to Maria Martinez at maria.martinez@wsj.com

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October 28, 2021 05:14 ET (09:14 GMT)

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