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Industry and construction grew at 6.28% and accounted for 35.7% of the GDP.
Following close behind was the services sector with 6.12%, thanks to sharp increases in retail and tourism, which accounted for 43.5% of the economy.
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries grew by 2.98% and and were 11.8% of GDP.
The Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, rose by 3.77% year-on-year during the quarter.
Foreign trade was worth $178 billion, up 15.5% from the same period last year, and there was a trade surplus of $8.08 billion.
Foreign lenders like Standard Chartered Bank and UOB had forecast growth of 5.5-6.1%.
