June 6 (Reuters) - European statistics agency Eurostat confirmed on Thursday its estimate that
gross domestic product (GDP) in the euro zone grew 0.4% in the first quarter compared to the
previous three months. Year-on-year the GDP increased by 1.2%, Eurostat said, also confirming
its earlier estimate.
Growth rates of GDP in volume
(based on seasonally adjusted data)
Percentage change compared with Percentage change compared with the
the previous quarter same quarter of the previous year
2018Q2 2018Q3 2018Q4 2019Q1 2018Q2 2018Q3 2018Q4 2019Q1
EA19 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 2.2 1.7 1.2 1.2
EU28 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.5
The economists polled by Reuters had expected a quarter-on-quarter rise of 0.4% and a 1.2%
rise year-on-year.
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(Reporting by Piotr Lipinski in Gdynia)
