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Euro Area GDP Growth Rate

Euro Area GDP Growth Rate 31 January 2017

Euro Area GDP Growth Rate 31 January 2017: 0.5% for Q4 2016, above the 0.4% forecast and against 0.4% in Q3 2016 (first reported as 0.3%). It is the highest reading since Q1 2016. 3 of the last 9 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Tue 31 Jan 2017 at 10:00 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: EUROSTAT. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.5%
Q4 2016
Forecast
0.4%
The market consensus
Previous
0.4%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat, especially a return to positive growth after a weak period, usually supports the euro. The move can be meaningful if it changes expectations for ECB easing.

Euro Area GDP Growth Rate 31 January 2017: 0.5% for Q4 2016 against a 0.4% forecast, with the last 9 releases
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The last 9 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
31 Jan 2017Q40.5%0.4%0.4%
31 Oct 2016Q30.3%0.3%0.3%
29 Jul 2016Q20.3%0.3%0.6%
29 Apr 2016Q10.6%0.4%0.3%
12 Feb 2016Q40.3%0.3%0.3%
13 Nov 2015Q30.3%0.4%0.4%
14 Aug 2015Q20.3%0.4%0.4%
13 May 2015Q10.4%0.5%0.3%
13 Feb 2015Q40.3%0.2%0.2%
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