Brussels, 09/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - In the first quarter of 2015, the seasonally adjusted GDP was up by 0.4% in both the eurozone and the European Union as a whole compared to the previous quarter, according to figures confirmed on Tuesday 9 June by the statistical office of the EU (Eurostat).
During the fourth quarter of 2014, GDP also grew by 0.4% in both areas.
Of the member states for which data are available, the Czech Republic (+3.1%), Cyprus and Romania (+1.6% each) and Poland (+1.0%) showed the highest rates of growth compared to the previous quarter. Growth stood at 0.9% in Spain, 0.6% in France and 0.3% in Germany and Italy. On the other hand, GDP growth was down in Lithuania (-0.6%), Estonia (-0.3%), Greece (-0.2%) and Finland (-0.1%).
In both the eurozone and the EU, household final consumption was up by 0.5%, gross fixed capital formation increased by 0.8% and exports by 0.6% in the first quarter. Imports grew by 1.2% in the eurozone and 1.4% in the EU. (Mathieu Bion)