Brazil's economic output grew 2.3 per cent in 2013 for a third straight year of modest expansion by Latin America's biggest economy, the government says.
Gross domestic product growth for the final quarter of the year rose a brisker-than-expected 0.7 per cent compared to the third quarter, according to Brazil's Institute for Geography and Statistics on Thursday.
Among the sectors showing the greatest expansion was agriculture, which rose by seven per cent.
By contrast, the service sector expanded by two per cent and industrial output was up 1.3 per cent.
Consumption by Brazilians, the main engine driving the economy, increased 2.3 per cent, the government said.
In 2012, the economy expanded just one per cent after growing 2.7 per cent in 2011. GDP rose a sizzling 7.5 per cent in 2010.
To stimulate the economy, the government since 2011 has cut taxes on cars and home appliances among other measures.
