Eurozone GDP rose 0.8% in the first quarter of 2011 compared with US GDP rise of 0.4%
May 13th, 2011 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Eurozone GDP rose 0.8% in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the statistics office of the European Union. In the fourth quarter of 2010, growth rates were +0.3% in the Eurozone and +0.2% in the EU27. In Q! 2011, EU27 growth was also 0.8%. It was reported at the end of last month that US GDP in the quarter rose by 0.4%.