Brussels, 22/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - During the year 2002, real growth in GDP reached 1.0% in the EU15 and 0.8% in the euro zone, slowing down compared to the rates of 1.6% and 1.5% respectively recorded in 2001, the EU's Statistical Office, Eurostat, states in a study on growth, the size and the contribution of GDP components in economic growth. Compared to 2001, the lower growth of GDP recorded throughout the EU is due to a weakening of internal demand. This development can be explained...