JERUSALEM, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Israel's economy grew at an annualised 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter, a bit more moderate than the prior three months, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday, citing slower gains in exports and consumer spending.
A Reuters poll of economists had forecast 3.4 percent growth for the October-December quarter.
The bureau revised up its third-quarter gross domestic product growth estimate to an annualised 3.9 percent from 3.5 percent.
Israel's economy grew 3.3 percent in 2017, up from a prior estimate of 3 percent, and is forecast to grow about 3.4 percent this year.
(Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing by Tova Cohen)
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