Romania 2Q GDP Growth Among Smallest In EU

Romania's second-quarter GDP increased 0.3%, after a decline of 0.3% a quarter earlier, EU's statistics office Eurostat said.

The fastest growing economies in the EU were Lithuania (+3.2% compared with the first quarter), Finland (+3.1%) and Germany (+2.2%).

In annual terms, Romania's economy shrank by 1.5% in the first quarter, the third largest decrease in the EU bloc.

The EU's GDP grew 1.9% on the year.

Latvia recorded the highest annual economic decline in the second quarter, of -3.9%, followed by Greece (-3.5%) and Romania and Bulgaria (both -1.5%).

If you liked this story, please follow MEDIAFAX.RO on FACEBOOK »

The content of mediafax.ro is for your information only. Republishing or using this content is forbidden without express consent of MEDIAFAX. For this consent, please ask for it by mail at vanzari@mediafax.ro.