All sectors of Jordan's economy recorded positive growth in the third quarter of 2002, allowing total gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 5.3 per cent, according to government figures reported in the daily Jordan Times on 12 December. Leading the way were the manufacturing industries, with 11 per cent growth, while tourism grew least at 2 per cent. Agricultural growth was estimated at 9 per cent, banking and finance at 8 per cent, and construction at 7.7 per cent. However, total GDP will have to grow even faster in the final quarter, by between 5.5 and 5.6 per cent, if the government is to meet its 5.1 per cent target for the year as a whole.