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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8929

16 April 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Eurostat confirms forecasts for fourth quarter of 2004 - 0.2% growth in euro zone and 0.3% in EU 25

Brussels, 15/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - The second Eurostat estimate for the fourth quarter of 2004 shows growth of 0.2% of GDP in the euro zone and of 0.3% in the EU 25, unchanged with regard to the figures published in March (EUROPE 8901). In the third quarter the rise was 0.3% in the two areas. In the fourth quarter Lithuania (2.1%), Ireland (2%) and Estonia (1.3%) recorded the biggest rises, Italy and Slovenia (-0.4%) having the biggest drops, followed by Portugal (-0.3%), Germany (-0.2%)...

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