European Commission, (2017), “Spring 2017 Economic Forecast: steady growth ahead”, May
The European economy has entered its fifth year of recovery, which is now reaching all EU Member States. This is expected to continue at a largely steady pace this year and next.
In its Spring Forecast released today, the European Commission expects euro area GDP growth of 1.7% in 2017 and 1.8% in 2018 (1.6% and 1.8% in the Winter Forecast). GDP growth in the EU as a whole is expected to remain constant at 1.9% in both years (1.8% in both years in the Winter Forecast).
Relevant Posts
- European Commission, (2017), “European Economic Forecast – Winter 2017”, European Commission Institutional Paper 048, January
- Gilbert, Mark, (2017), “Euro-Zone Growth Pessimists Will Be Proved Wrong (Again)”, Bloomberg, 28 March