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2013 GDP data show Poland is an EM bright spot

It’s tempting to interpret today’s Polish 2013 GDP data, which showed that growth was as slow last year as it was in 2009, as further evidence of deteriorating growth prospects in the emerging world. But the annual GDP data mask the fact that growth picked up sharply over the second half of last year. GDP may have risen by as much as 3% y/y in the final quarter of 2013.

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