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.