BRUSSELS, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Economic growth in the euro area slowed to 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2026 from the previous quarter, according to preliminary estimates released on Friday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU).
"In the third quarter of 2026, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.4 pct in the euro area and by 0.5 pct in the EU," the agency said, adding that "in the second quarter of 2026, GDP had increased by 0.6 pct in the euro area and by 0.7 pct in the EU."
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 1.3 pct in the euro area and 1.5 pct in the EU in the third quarter of 2026, it said.
Among the EU members for which data were available, Ireland recorded the strongest quarterly GDP growth, at 5.5 pct. By contrast, GDP contracted by 1 percent in Lithuania and 0.1 percent in France, according to the agency. ■
