Eurozone growth revised up on higher household spending and exports
Posted on September 8, 2015 at 2:23 pm GMTEurozone output received a boost on Tuesday as a surprise upward revision in GDP growth figures showed a broadening recovery across the euro area. Growth was revised up for both the first and second quarters of the year. The Eurozone economy expanded by 0.5% q/q in the first quarter, versus initial estimates of 0.4%, and by 0.4% q/q in the second quarter, versus 0.3% in the first estimate. As a result of the revisions, euro area GDP stood 1.5% higher [..]