GDP and employment both up by 0.3% in the euro area

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In the first quarter of 2025, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to a flash estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the fourth quarter of 2024, GDP had increased by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU.Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU in the first quarter of 2025, after +1.2% in the euro area and +1.4% in the EU also in the previous quarter. During the first quarter of 2025, GDP in the ... (full story)