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Economic growth in the European Union and euro area

This dossier tracks European GDP estimates, their reference periods and revisions.

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The Berlaymont in Brussels in May 2016. Archive illustration of the European institutions. almathias, CC0.
The Berlaymont in Brussels in May 2016. Archive illustration of the European institutions. almathias, CC0. — almathias / Pixabay / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 7 mai 2016, sans modification.

Where things stand

As of 30 October 2026, Eurostat estimates third-quarter growth at 0.4% in the euro area and 0.5% in the EU.

Reported information

Euro-area GDP grows 0.4% in the third quarter

Euro-area GDP rose 0.4% in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, according to Eurostat’s preliminary estimate released on 30 October. Growth across the European Union was 0.5%.

The Berlaymont in Brussels in May 2016. Archive illustration of the European institutions. almathias, CC0.
The Berlaymont in Brussels in May 2016. Archive illustration of the European institutions. almathias, CC0. — almathias / Pixabay / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 7 mai 2016, sans modification.

Growth slowed from the second quarter, when the respective increases were 0.6% and 0.7%. Compared with a year earlier, Eurostat estimates growth at 1.3% in the euro area and 1.5% across the EU.

This is a preliminary flash estimate based on incomplete data, rather than a final result. Eurostat schedules another estimate for 13 November, and the figures remain subject to revision.

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