Weak imports help buoy Greek GDP growth in the first quarter of 2018
Greece's troubled economy expanded roughly twice as quickly as economists had expected during the first three months of the year, despite a sharp drop in investment.
But that was mainly the result of a decrease in import demand.
According to the country's statistics office, ELSTAT, in seasonally adjusted terms Greek GDP jumped by 0.8% quarter-on-quarter over the three months to March.
However, gross fixed capital formation shrank by 28.1%, offset by a 2.7% drop in purchases of goods and services from abroad.
Exports on the other hand grew by 1.4% in comparison to the prior three-month stretch.
Household consumption was also stronger, expanding by 0.1%.
GFCF was also weaker in comparison to the year-ago quarter, falling by 10.4%.