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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9292

24 October 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Fall in government deficit but rise in Euro zone and EU25 debt

Luxembourg, 23/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - According to data published by Eurostat on 23 October In 2005 the government deficit1 of both the Euro area and the EU25 fell compared to 2004, while the government debt1 increased. In the Euro area the government deficit decreased from 2.8% of GDP in 20043 to 2.4% in 2005, and in the EU25 it fell from 2.7% to 2.3%. In the Euro area the government debt to GDP ratio rose from 69.8% in 2004 to 70.8% in 2005, and in the EU25 from 62.4% to 63.2%. In 2005...

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