GDP rose by 0.1% in the euro area1 (EA17) and by 0.2% in the EU281 during the third quarter of 2013, compared with the previous quarter, according to second estimates2 published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the second quarter of 2013, growth rates were +0.3% and +0.4% respectively. Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP fell by 0.4% in the euro area and rose by 0.1% in the EU28 in the third quarter of 2013, after -0.6% and -0.1% respectively in the previous quarter. During the third quarter of 2013, GDP in the United States grew by 0.7% compared ... (full story)