The EU economy grew by 0.5% and the euro area by 0.6% in the second quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, and Ireland and Romania reported the most significant growth, preliminary data released on Wednesday by the European statistics office (Eurostat) showed.
Also, the EU and euro area economies recorded growth of 1.1% in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, writes agrepres.ro.
Among the EU member states for which data are available, the most significant annual increase in April-June 2023 was recorded in Ireland (2.8%), Romania (2.7%), Cyprus and Portugal (both by 2.3%), and the most significant decline in Estonia (minus 3%), Sweden (minus 2.4%), Hungary (minus 2.3%) and Poland (minus 1.3%).
U.S. GDP grew by 0.6% in the second quarter of 2023, compared with the previous three months, and by 2.6% at an annual pace.
Eurostat data show that the EU economy was stable and the euro area economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2023, compared to the January-March 2023 period, when the EU economy grew by 0.2% and the euro area economy remained stable.
Among the EU member states for which data are available, the most significant increase in the second quarter of 2023 compared to January-March 2023 was in Ireland (3.3%), Lithuania (2.8%), Slovenia (1.4%) and Romania (0.9%), and the most significant decline in Poland (minus 3.7%) and Sweden (minus 1.5%).
Source: https://tvrmoldova.md/article/1b972b81278de924/eurostat-irlanda-si-romania-cea-mai-mare-crestere-economica-din-ue-in-trimestrul-doi-din-2023.html?fbclid=IwAR1wYRdqD-B3JdHO9BVgN0ekDBDpUeVwwIwlNMusHdpH7ZgLcpa0TDvHQW0