DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Qatar's nominal gross domestic product fell 4.3 percent in the second quarter compared with previous three months, preliminary estimates of the Gulf country's statistics office showed on Thursday.

The economy of the world's largest natural gas exporter plunged by 29.7 percent from a year ago. The authority also said prices of liquified natural gas (LNG) were down 31 percent in the second quarter due to the global financial crisis.

(Reporting by John Irish; Writing by Martin Dokoupil) Keywords: QATAR GROWTH/

(martin.dokoupil@reuters.com, +971 4 366 4221, Reuters Messaging: martin.dokoupil.reuters.com@reuters.net)

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