(ANSA) - BELGRADE, DECEMBER 10 - The gross domestic product (GDP) in Romania expressed in real terms increased by 4.3% in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same period of 2017, the portal Romania Insider reported today. The annual growth rate accelerated from the 4.2% year-on-year registered in the second quarter and from the 4.1% recorded in the first quarter. The growth in the third quarter was driven in particular by the expansion of private consumption and by the inventory build-up. (ANSA).