Press Release - GDP and main aggregates estimate for the fourth quarter of 2016
GDP up by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU28 +1.7% and +1.9% respectively compared with the fourth quarter of 2015
Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.4% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.5% in the EU28 during the fourth quarter of 2016, compared with the previous quarter, according to an estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the third quarter of 2016, GDP grew by 0.4% in both zones.
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1.9% in the EU28 in the fourth quarter of 2016, after +1.8% and +1.9% respectively in the previous quarter.
During the fourth quarter of 2016, GDP in the United States increased by 0.5% compared with the previous quarter (after +0.9% in the third quarter of 2016). Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, GDP grew by 1.9% (after +1.7% in the previous quarter).
Over the whole year 2016, GDP rose by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1.9% in the EU28, compared with 2.0% and 2.2% respectively in 2015.
GDP growth by Member
State Among Member States for which data are available for the fourth quarter of 2016, Estonia (+1.9%), Poland (+1.7%) and Lithuania (+1.4%) recorded the highest growth compared with the previous quarter, while Greece recorded negative growth (-1.2%) and GDP in Finland remained stable.
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