Press Release - European Commission - Autumn 2017 Economic Forecast: continued growth in a changing policy context - Brussels, 9 November 2017
The euro area economy is on track to grow at its fastest pace in a decade this year, with real GDP growth forecast at 2.2%. This is substantially higher than expected in spring (1.7%). The EU economy as a whole is also set to beat expectations with robust growth of 2.3% this year (up from 1.9% in spring).