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Story · Eurozone · 14 Aug 2026

Euro-area GDP grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2026

Euro-area GDP grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2026, while EU GDP grew by 0.5% quarter on quarter.

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Relevance date 14 Aug 2026, 09:00Updated 5 Sept 2026, 18:34Exam relevance 85/100
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0.4%

Euro-area quarterly GDP

0.5%

EU quarterly GDP

Exam link: Economic growth → real output → employment and incomes → living standards

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Eurostat reported that GDP grew by 0.4% in the euro area and grew by 0.5% in the EU in the second quarter of 2026, compared with the previous quarter.

What happened

In the second quarter of 2026, euro-area GDP grew by 0.4% from the previous quarter. Across the EU, GDP grew by 0.5% over the same period.

Why it matters

Quarter-on-quarter GDP is a direct measure of short-run economic growth. Changes in output can affect employment, incomes, tax revenues, spare capacity and the stance of government and central-bank policy.

Economic context

For A-Level Economics, this is current evidence for economic growth, the business cycle and aggregate demand. Compare the euro-area figure with the wider EU result and remember that a quarterly growth rate is not the same as annual growth.

All key dataExpand
EU quarterly GDP
0.5%
Euro-area quarterly GDP
0.4%
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Seasonally adjusted

The data have been adjusted to remove normal seasonal patterns, making one period easier to compare with another.

Quarter-on-quarter

A comparison with the immediately previous three-month period, rather than with the same quarter a year earlier.

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Evidence

Euro-area GDP grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2026, while EU GDP grew by 0.5% quarter on quarter.

Explain

Quarter-on-quarter GDP is a direct measure of short-run economic growth. Changes in output can affect employment, incomes, tax revenues, spare capacity and the stance of government and central-bank policy.

Evaluate

For A-Level Economics, this is current evidence for economic growth, the business cycle and aggregate demand. Compare the euro-area figure with the wider EU result and remember that a quarterly growth rate is not the same as annual growth.

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