A glance at economic growth across Europe
by The Associated Press, Associated Press - 14 August 2013 06:22-04:00
The recession across the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro ended in the April-June period of 2013, according to the latest figures from the EU's statistical agency, Eurostat.
The figures, released Wednesday, also showed that the wider 28-country EU has emerged from recession.
Here is a glance at how Europe's economies have managed.
| Growth rates in Gross Domestic Product across Europe (percentage change, seasonally adjusted) | |||
| Q2 vs Q1 | Q1 vs Q4 2012 | Q2 2013 vs Q2 2012 | |
| European Union(28 countries) | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Eurozone (17 Countries) | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 |
| Austria | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Belgium | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Cyprus | -1.4 | -1.7 | -5.2 |
| Estonia | 0.1 | -1.0 | 1.4 |
| Finland | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| France | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Germany | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Greece | n/a | n/a | -4.6 |
| Ireland | n/a | -0.6 | n/a |
| Italy | -0.2 | -0.6 | -2.0 |
| Luxembourg | n/a | -1.6 | n/a |
| Malta | n/a | 0.0 | n/a |
| Netherlands | -0.2 | -0.4 | -1.8 |
| Portugal | 1.1 | -0.4 | -2.0 |
| Slovenia | n/a | -0.7 | n/a |
| Slovakia | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Spain | -0.1 | -0.5 | -1.7 |
| Remaining EU members | |||
| Bulgaria | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Czech Republic | 0.7 | -1.3 | -1.2 |
| Denmark | n/a | 0.0 | n/a |
| Hungary | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Latvia | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| Lithuania | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
| Poland | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Romania | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Sweden | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| United Kingdom | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| United States | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Source: Eurostat
News Topics: Business, General news, Economy, Recessions and depressions, Economic growth
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