Eurozone GDP growth slows to 0.4% in Q3: Eurostat - China Daily Global Edition

BRUSSELS -- Gross domestic product (GDP) in the eurozone grew by 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, slowing from 0.6 percent in the second quarter, according to a preliminary flash estimate released by Eurostat on Friday. GDP in the European Union (EU) increased by 0.5 percent quarter on quarter, down from 0.7 percent in the previous quarter, the EU's statistical office said. On a year-on-year basis, GDP growth edged up to 1.3 percent in the eurozone and 1.5 percent in the EU, compared with 1.2 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively, in the second quarter. The eurozone economy stagnated in the first quarter before rebounding in the second. Economic performance weakened in several major eurozone economies.