| Europe’s GDP growth rates |
| Change compared with the previous quarter (%) |
| Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 |
| European Union (27 countries) 0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 |
| Eurozone (17 countries) 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.4 |
| Austria 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.0 |
| Belgium 0.2 -0.6 0.4 -0.4 |
| Cyprus -0.4 -0.8 -1.5 -2.4 |
| Estonia 0.3 0.4 3.7 2.5 |
| Finland 0.8 -1.0 1.5 0.6 |
| France 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 |
| Greece n/a n/a -6.5 -6.2 |
| Ireland -1.1 n/a 1.4 n/a |
| Italy -0.8 -0.7 -1.4 -2.5 |
| Luxembourg -1.5 n/a 0.0 n/a |
| Malta -0.1 n/a -0.4 n/a |
| Netherlands 0.2 0.2 -1.0 -0.5 |
| Portugal -0.1 -1.2 -2.3 -3.3 |
| Slovakia 0.7 0.7 3.1 2.9 |
| Slovenia 0.2 n/a -0.8 n/a |
| Spain -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -1.0 |
| United States 0.5 0.4 2.1 2.2 |
| Source: Eurostat |