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Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 1.5% in the euro area<\/strong> and by 1.6% in the EU<\/strong> in the second quarter of 2025, after +1.6% in the euro area<\/strong> and +1.7% in the EU<\/strong> in the previous quarter.<\/p>\n During the second quarter of 2025, GDP in the United States<\/strong> increased by 0.8% compared to the previous quarter (after -0.1% in the first quarter of 2025). Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, GDP increased by 2.1% (after +2.0% in the previous quarter).<\/p>\n GDP growth by Member State<\/p>\n Denmark <\/strong>(+1.3%) recorded the highest increase of GDP compared to the previous quarter, followed by Croatia <\/strong>and Romania <\/strong>(both +1.2%). Decreases were observed in Finland <\/strong>(-0.4%), Germany <\/strong>(-0.3%), and Italy <\/strong>(-0.1%).<\/p>\n GDP components and contributions to growth<\/p>\n GDP components evolved in the second quarter of 2025 as follows:<\/p>\n government final consumption expenditure increased by 0.5% in the\u00a0euro area<\/strong>\u00a0and by 0.7% in the\u00a0EU<\/strong> (after -0.1% and -0.2% respectively),<\/p>\n<\/li>\n gross fixed capital formation decreased by 1.8% in the euro area<\/strong> and by 1.7% in the EU<\/strong> (after +2.7% and +2.3% respectively),<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The contribution to GDP growth from:<\/p>\n government final expenditure was positive for both the euro area<\/strong> and the EU <\/strong>(+0.1 pp for both),<\/p>\n<\/li>\n gross fixed capital formation was negative for both the euro area <\/strong>and the EU<\/strong> (-0.4 pp for both),<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n changes in inventories was positive for both the euro area<\/strong> and the EU<\/strong> (+0.5 pp for both), and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n exports less imports was negative for both the euro area<\/strong> and the EU<\/strong> (-0.2 pp for both).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Employment growth in the euro area and EU<\/p>\n The number of employed persons increased by 0.1% both in the euro area<\/strong> and in the EU <\/strong>in the second quarter of 2025, compared with the previous quarter. In the first quarter of 2025, employment had increased by 0.2% in the euro area<\/strong> and had remained stable in the EU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, employment increased by 0.6% in the euro area<\/strong> and by 0.4% in the EU<\/strong> in the second quarter of 2025, after +0.8% in the euro area<\/strong> and +0.4% in the EU<\/strong> in the first quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n Hours worked increased by 0.1% in both the euro area<\/strong> and the EU <\/strong>in the second quarter of 2025, compared with the previous quarter. Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, hours worked decreased by 0.2% in the euro area<\/strong> and by 0.4% in the EU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n These data provide a picture of labour input consistent with the output and income measure of national accounts.<\/p>\n Employment growth in Member States<\/p>\n In the second quarter of 2025, Bulgaria <\/strong>(+1.1%), Spain<\/strong> and Malta<\/strong> (both +0.7%) recorded the highest growth of employment in persons compared with the previous quarter. The highest declines of employment were recorded in Lithuania <\/strong>(-0.9%), Greece <\/strong>and Croatia <\/strong>(both -0.5%).<\/p>\n Employment levels in the euro area and EU<\/p>\n Based on seasonally adjusted figures, Eurostat estimates that in the second quarter of 2025, 219.9 million people were employed in the EU<\/strong>, of which 171.6 million were in the euro area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Evolution of labour productivity in the euro area and EU<\/p>\n The combination of GDP and employment data allows an estimation of labour productivity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In the second quarter of 2025, productivity based on persons increased by 0.8% in the euro area<\/strong> and by 1.2% in the EU<\/strong> compared to the same quarter of the previous year.<\/p>\n Based on hours worked, productivity compared with the same quarter of the previous year increased by 1.1% in the euro area<\/strong> and by 1.5% in the EU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Tables<\/p>\n Growth rates of GDP in volume<\/p>\n (based on seasonally adjusted* data)<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n Percentage change compared with the previous quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n Percentage change compared with the same quarter of the previous year<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/tr>\n 2024Q3<\/strong><\/p>\n 2024Q4<\/strong><\/p>\n 2025Q1<\/strong><\/p>\n 2025Q2<\/strong><\/p>\n 2024Q3<\/strong><\/p>\n 2024Q4<\/strong><\/p>\n 2025Q1<\/strong><\/p>\n 2025Q2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/tr>\n 0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -1.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 5.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 4.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n -0.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 5.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 4.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 7.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 4.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 11.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 18.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 18.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 4.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 1.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 1.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n -1.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n -1.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -1.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n -0.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n -0.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 0.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 5.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 5.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 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