Euro-zone prelim flash GDP steady at 0.3% q/q, yearly rate eases to 2.1%

The Euro-zone economy is estimated to have expanded by 0.3% during the three months to June 2018, according to a preliminary flash estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.  

Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 2.1% in the region during the second quarter of 2018, down from 2.5% in the previous quarter.