EU Economy: GDP and main aggregates estimate for the first quarter of 201 8 GDP up by 0.4% in both euro area and EU28 +2.5% and + 2.4% respectively compared with the first quarter of 2017

Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.4% in both the Euro area (EA19) and the EU28 during the first quarter of 2018, compared with the previous quarter,according to an estimate published by Eurostat.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, GDP had grown by 0.7% in both zones

Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP rose by by 2.4% in the EU28 in the first quarter of 2018, after +2.8% and +2.7% respectively in the previous quarter..

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