The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) In the Euro Area expanded 0.20 percent in the third quarter of 2014 over the previous quarter. GDP Growth Rate in the Euro Area averaged 0.35 Percent from 1995 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 1.30 Percent in the second quarter of 1997 and a record low of -2.80 Percent in the first quarter of 2009. GDP Growth Rate in the Euro Area is reported by the Eurostat.
Euro Area GDP Growth above Expectations
The Euro zone economy advanced 0.2 percent in the third quarter of 2014, up from a 0.1 percent expansion reported from April to June. Preliminary figures came in better than expected, as GDP accelerated in France and Germany avoided recession.
Among Euro Area member states, Greece recorded the highest growth rate (0.7 percent), followed by Slovakia (0.6 percent), Spain (0.5 percent), Latvia (0.4 percent) and France (0.3 percent). Belgium, Portugal, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland expanded 0.2 percent each and Germany advanced 0.1 percent. Austria showed no growth and Italy and Cyprus contracted by 0.1 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively.
In the European Union (EU28), seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.3 percent, up from 0.2 percent expansion reported in previous quarter
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, the GDP rose by 0.8 percent in the Euro Area and by 1.3 percent in the EU 28, after +0.8 percent and +1.3 percent respectively in the previous quarter.