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News 2019

Euro Growth Indicator shows modest but positive growth for the next two quarters

The June Euro Growth Indicator suggests that euro area GDP growth will slow to a quarterly rate of only 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2019 before accelerating mildly to a growth rate of 0.3 per cent in the third quarter. The indicator implies year-on-year growth rates of 0.9 per cent and 1.1 per cent Q2 and Q3, respectively.

 

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The preleminary programme of the 16th Euroframe June conference (Greater Cohesion in an Increasingly Fractured World: Where Now for the European Project?) to be held in Dublin on June 7th 2018 has been released. the Programme can be found here. Registration can be made using an online registration form.

 

Growth in the euro area falters again in spring

The pick up of GDP growth in the euro area evident in the EUROSTAT flash estimate for 2019Q1 may prove to be temporary. The May Euro Growth Indicator calculated by EUROFRAME suggests a stagnant economy in the second quarter and year-on-year growth slipping to 0.7 per cent, reflecting a continued drag from the industrial sector and deteriorating consumer confidence.

 

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Sluggish growth in the euro area

The euro area remains in the doldrums, according to the April Euro Growth Indicator calculated by the EUROFRAME group of economic research institutes. GDP is forecast to rise by a modest 0.3 per cent in first quarter of 2019 and by only 0.1 percent in the second quarter. On a year-over-year basis, growth would decelerate to 1.0 per cent and 0.7 per cent in 2019Q1 and 2019Q2, respectively. 

 

More information on this topic on our Euro Growth Indicator section.