The agriculture sector was badly hit by Cyclone  2  BIS Review 88/2010  Tomas, resulting in a downward revision of the overall growth rate for this year, which now stands at 1.8 percent. Looking ahead into the next two years, growth is also expected to be broad-based.
Apart from an expected decline in the building and construction sector, the tourism industry is expected to lead the growth assisted by some growth in agriculture. A growth rate of around 1.7 and 1.9 percent is expected for 2011 and 2012, respectively.