The gross domestic product of the eurozone — which comprises the 21 countries that use the euro currency — grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2026, according to a preliminary estimate from Eurostat.
That rate exceeded economists' forecast of 0.2% for the bloc and was the largest growth since the first quarter of 2025.
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 1.0% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the European Union as a whole.
How did individual economies perform?
Economic growth varied sharply among member states. Ireland recorded the highest quarterly growth rate at 3.9%, followed by Lithuania at 1.7%.
