i. GDP: Real GDP growth rate is projected to remain robust and strengthen within the shortterm. Output growth rate is projected to remain positive from 4.03 percent in 2021q3 to nearly 2.91 percent in 2021q4, implying a total growth of about 3.10 percent for 2021. Short-term  36  projection indicates a continued strengthening of the growth rate.
Deliberate structural policies and reforms are needed to raise these projected trend higher towards the desired 5 percent average growth level. ii. Output growth rate for the Nigerian economy is broadly  estimated  by  key  institutions  to  consolidate in 2021.