Eurozone GDP in the first quarter of 2018 increased by 0.4% compared to the previous quarter and by 2.5% in annual terms, the final data of the Statistical Office Eurostat showed. Both indicators coincided with the forecasts of analysts. The growth rate of the euro area economy in quarterly terms in the first quarter was the weakest since the third quarter of 2016, but the recovery has been going on for 20 consecutive quarters. The EU's economy grew in the first quarter by 0.4% against the previous quarter and by 2.4% in annual terms. The biggest increase in quarterly terms was registered in Latvia and Poland - by 1.6%. The decrease in GDP was recorded in Estonia - by 0.1%.
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