Luxembourg, 09/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - According to the first estimates published by Eurostat on 8 March, the GDP of the euro zone and that of the European Union (EU15) increased 0.7% during the fourth quarter 2000 compared to the previous quarter. The results follow growth of 0.5% in the euro-zone and 0.6% in the EU15 during the third quarter 2000.
Compared to the third quarter of last year, exports recorded a strong growth in the euro-zone and in the EU15 (+3.3% and 3.1% respectively),...