Weak growth recorded eurozone and the EU in the first quarter of 2025, as estimated today (15.5.2025) Eurostat.
In particular, in the first quarter of 2025, seasonally adapted GDP increased by 0.3% in both the eurozone and the EU compared to the previous quarter, according to Eurostat data.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, GDP increased by 0.2% in the eurozone and by 0.4% in the EU.
Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adapted GDP increased by 1.2% in the eurozone and 1.4% in the EU in the first quarter of 2025, with a 1.2% increase in the eurozone and 1.4% in the EU also in the previous quarter.
During the first quarter of 2025, GDP in the United States decreased by 0.1% compared to the previous quarter (after an increase of 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024).
The number of employees increased by 0.3% in the eurozone and by 0.2% in the EU in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the previous quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2024, employment had increased by 0.1% in the eurozone and by 0.2% in the EU.
Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, employment increased by 0.8% in the eurozone and 0.6% in the EU in the first quarter of 2025.
Source: RES – EIA