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Agricultural output, which accounts for about 14 percent of gross domestic product, shrunk 4.8 percent due to insufficient rainfall.
Morocco, a major importer of wheat, expects cereals output to drop to 6 million tonnes in 2019 from 10.3 million tonnes last year, according to Central Bank estimates.
Non-agricultural output grew 3.3 percent in the first quarter, driven mainly by services and mining.
Fixed capital formation rose 3 percent in the first quarter, while money supply growth stood at 4 percent, slightly unchanged from 4.1 percent in the previous period.
Second-quarter growth is forecast at 2.4 percent, while agricultural output is expected to remain flat.