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Euro Area GDP Growth Holds at 0.4% in Q2 2026 as Eurostat's Fuller Flash Estimate Adds Employment Data

  • Euro area GDP grew 0.4% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2026 (1.0% year-on-year), unchanged from the preliminary flash estimate published July 30, according to Eurostat's fuller flash estimate released August 14 covering 99% of euro area GDP.
  • This release adds employment data for the first time this quarter: the number of employed people in the euro area rose 0.1% quarter-on-quarter and 0.5% year-on-year in Q2, a pace essentially unchanged from Q1.
  • Euro area growth (0.4% q/q) matched US GDP growth (also 0.4% q/q) in Q2 2026, though annual growth remains higher in the US (2.1%) than the euro area (1.0%).
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Economics Journalism, Global Macro Research
18 August 2026AI-assisted · Source: Eurostat

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