GDP up by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU

Overview In the third quarter of 2026, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to a preliminary flash estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the second quarter of 2026, GDP had increased by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU.

These preliminary GDP flash estimates are based on data sources that are incomplete and subject to further revisions.

Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 1.3% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU in the third quarter of 2026, after +1.2% in the euro area and +1.4% in the EU in the previous quarter.

Among the Member States for which data are available for the third quarter of 2026, Ireland (+5.5%) recorded the highest increase compared to the previous quarter, followed by Estonia, Spain and Netherlands (all +0.6%). Declines were recorded in Lithuania (-1.0%) and France (-0.1%). The year-on-year growth rate was positive for fourteen countries and negative for one country.

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