Eurozone GDP grew 0.3% qoq in Q2, better than expectation of 0.2% qoq. EU GDP also grew 0.3% qoq. Comparing with the same quarter a year ago, Eurozone GDP grew 0.6% yoy while EU grew 0.7% yoy.
Among the Member States for which data are available , Ireland (+1.2%) recorded the highest increase compared to the previous quarter, followed by Lithuania (+0.9%) and Spain (+0.8%). The highest declines were recorded in Latvia (-1.1%), Sweden (-0.8%) and Hungary (-0.2%).
The year on year growth rates were positive for eight countries and negative for three.
