08/03/2023 (Agence Europe) – In the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with the previous quarter, seasonally adjusted GDP remained stable in the euro area and decreased by 0.1% in the European Union, according to an estimate published by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Wednesday 8 March. Greece (+1.4%) recorded the largest increase in GDP, followed by Malta (+1.2%) and Cyprus (+1.1%), while Poland (-2.4%), Estonia (-1.6%) and Finland (-0.6%) registered the largest falls. Wealth generation was 2.7% in Spain, 1.4% in Italy, 0.9% in Germany and 0.5% in France. For the year 2022 as a whole, GDP has increased by 3.5% in the euro area and in the EU. Compared to the pre-pandemic level of Covid-19, it was 2.4% for the euro area and 2.8% for the EU. (MB)