Euro area GDP grew 0.4% in Q3 2026, EU grew 0.5%, Eurostat says

SHOTS Desk · Sat · 31 Oct 2026 · 21:10 · Reported

Seasonally adjusted GDP rose 0.4% in the euro area and 0.5% in the EU in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, according to a preliminary flash estimate from Eurostat. Growth slowed from the second quarter, when the euro area posted 0.6% and the EU 0.7%. Year-on-year, the euro area grew 1.3% and the EU 1.5%, up slightly from 1.2% and 1.4% in the prior quarter. Among member states with available data, Ireland recorded the highest quarterly increase at 5.5%, followed by Estonia, Spain and the Netherlands, all at 0.6%. Lithuania fell 1.0% and France fell 0.1%. Year-on-year growth was positive for fourteen countries and negative for one.

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