(Eurostat) GDP in the EU rose by 1.9% in the second quarter, compared to 2.0% in the euro area from the first quarter.
GDP has now risen by 13.2% in the EU and 13.7% in the euro area compared to the same quarter of last year.
The GDP had contracted by 0.1% in the EU and 0.3% in the euro area in the first quarter following the imposition of coronavirus control restrictions.
Portugal had the largest increases in GDP from the previous quarter at 4.9%, while Austria and Latvia came second and third at 4.3% and 3.7%, respectively.
Lithuania and Czechia had the lowest increases in GDP at 0.4% and 0.6%, respectively.
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