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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9008

19 August 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 14
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Rise in GDP of 0.3% in euro-zone and EU25 during second quarter of 2005

Brussels, 18/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - According to Eurostat forecasts published last week industrial production up by 0.3% in euro-zone and EU25 (when growth stood at 0.5% in the two zones compares to the fourth quarter of 2004). Compared to the second quarter of 2004, growth was 1.2% in the euro-zone and 1.3% in the EU25 (1.5% and 1.6% respectively in the first quarter). In quarterly terms, in the second quarter of 2005 growth clearly superseded the average in Lithuania (2.1%), Netherlands...