According to a second estimate released by Eurostat, the seasonally adjusted GDP in the second quarter of 2015 rose by 0.4% across the euro zone and the EU28 over the first quarter of 2015. Malta's GDP went up by 1.1% along this year's second quarter, being the second highest in the EU.
Compared with the second quarter of 2014, the seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 1.5% and 1.9% in the euro zone and within the EU 28 respectively, while during the first quarter of 2015 the GDP went up by 1.2% and 1.7% across the same areas respectively.
All EU member states registered an increase in GDP, except for France, where the situation remained stable. Latvia registered the highest increase – 1.2%, followed by Malta with 1.1%, Czech Republic, Spain and Sweden (1.0%), Greece and Poland (0.9%), Slovakia (0.8%), Estonia, Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia and the UK with 0.7%. The Netherlands, Austria and Romania registered the lowest growth at 0.1%.
The GDP in the US along the second quarter of 2015 increased by 0.9% over the first quarter of the year and grew by 2.7% when compared with the second quarter of 2014.
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