Euro zone economy expands 0.3% in Q4
Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics office, has today revealed the euro zone economy grew by 0.3% in the October to December period.
It also follows growth of 0.3% in the previous quarter.
For the 2010 year, growth for the 17-member euro zone was 1.7%.
Meanwhile, growth for the 27 countries that make up the EU as a whole was 0.2% in the fourth quarter.
The figures come shortly after it was revealed the German economy grew by 0.4% in the fourth quarter.
In the meantime, Francea��s economy grew by 0.3% in the October to December period.
Italya��s growth was just 0.1% while weaker nations such as Greece and Portugal contracted by 1.4% and 0.3% respectively.
Spain experienced growth of just 0.2%.
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