The 17-country group that uses the euro as its currency is back in recession. Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, says Thursday the eurozone economy contracted by 0.1 percent in the July to September period from the quarter before. Here's a look at the growth rates for the eurozone and the other non-euro members of the European Union:
| Growth rates in gross domestic product across Europe(seasonally adjusted) |
|
percentage change |
|
Q2 vs Q1 |
Q3 vs Q2 |
Q3 vs Q3 2011 |
| European Union (27 countries) |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
| Eurozone(17 countries) |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.6 |
| Austria |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.4 |
| Belgium |
-0.5 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
| Cyprus |
-0.9 |
-0.5 |
-2.3 |
| Estonia |
0.6 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
| Finland |
-1.1 |
0.3 |
-0.8 |
| France |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Germany |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
| Greece |
n/a |
n/a |
-7.2 |
| Ireland |
0.0 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Italy |
-0.7 |
-0.2 |
-2.4 |
| Luxembourg |
0.4 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Malta |
1.3 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Netherlands |
0.1 |
-1.1 |
-1.4 |
| Portugal |
-1.1 |
-0.8 |
-3.4 |
| Slovenia |
-1.0 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Slovakia |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
| Spain |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
-1.6 |
|
| Remaining EU members |
| Bulgaria |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
| Czech Republic |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
-1.5 |
| Denmark |
-0.4 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Hungary |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
-1.6 |
| Latvia |
1.3 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
| Lithuania |
0.6 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
| Poland |
0.4 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Romania |
-0.1 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| Sweden |
0.7 |
n/a |
n/a |
| United Kingdom |
-0.4 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
|
| United States |
0.3 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
|
Source: Eurostat |
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