Brussels, 13/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - Initial estimates published on Tuesday by Eurostat show that during the fourth quarter of 2001, GDP in the Euro-zone and that of the other Member States fell by 0.2% and 0.1% respectively, compared to third quarter annual results. During the course of the year 2001, GDP in the Euro-zone and Member States grew by 1.5% and 1.6% respectively, as opposed to 3.3% in both zones in 2000.
The fourth quarter was also characterised by a fall in investments...