In the first quarter of 2010, growth rates were +0.2% in both zones.

Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 1.7% in both the euro area and the EU27 in the second quarter of 2010, after +0.6% and +0.5% respectively in the previous quarter.

During the second quarter of 2010, US GDP increased by 0.6% compared with the previous quarter, after +0.9% in the first quarter of 2010. US GDP rose by 3.2% compared with the same quarter of the previous year (+2.4% in the previous quarter).