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Euro Area GDP Growth Rate

Euro Area GDP Growth Rate 30 July 2021

Euro Area GDP Growth Rate 30 July 2021: 2% for Q2 2021, above the 1.5% forecast and against -0.3% in Q1 2021 (first reported as -0.6%). It is the highest reading since Q3 2020. It is the fourth release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 30 Jul 2021 at 09:00 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
2%
Q2 2021
Forecast
1.5%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.3%
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 30 July 2021: 2% for Q2 2021 against a 1.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
30 Jul 2021Q22%1.5%-0.3%
30 Apr 2021Q1-0.6%-0.8%-0.7%
2 Feb 2021Q4-0.7%-1%12.4%
30 Oct 2020Q312.7%9.4%-11.8%
31 Jul 2020Q2-12.1%-12%-3.6%
30 Apr 2020Q1-3.8%-3.5%0.1%
31 Jan 2020Q40.1%0.2%0.3%
31 Oct 2019Q30.2%0.1%0.2%
31 Jul 2019Q20.2%0.2%0.4%
30 Apr 2019Q10.4%0.3%0.2%
31 Jan 2019Q40.2%0.2%0.2%
30 Oct 2018Q30.2%0.4%0.4%
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