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Spring 2018 Economic Forecast: Expansion to continue, amid new risks

Growth rates for the EU and the euro area beat expectations in 2017 to reach a 10-year high at 2.4%. Growth is set to remain strong in 2018 and ease only slightly in 2019, with growth of 2.3% and 2.0% respectively in both the EU and the euro area.

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  • Economic forecast documents
  • Economic forecast by country
  • Economic forecast thematic boxes
  • Media

Economic forecast documents

  • European Economic Forecast. Spring 2018
  • Spring 2018 Economic Forecast - Overview
  • Spring 2018 Economic Forecast - Statistical annex
  • Statistical annex to European Economy Spring 2018
  • General Government Data - Part I: Tables by country Spring 2018
  • General Government Data - Part II: Tables by series Spring 2018
  • Cyclical Adjustment of Budget Balances Spring 2018​

Economic forecast by country

EU Member States
Austria Germany Poland
Belgium Greece Portugal
Bulgaria Hungary Romania
Croatia Ireland Slovakia
Cyprus Italy Slovenia
The Czech Republic Latvia Spain
Denmark Lithuania Sweden
Estonia Luxembourg The United Kingdom
Finland Malta EA and EU outlook
France The Netherlands
Candidate Countries Other Non-EU Countries
Albania EFTA
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia China
Montenegro Japan
Serbia Russia
Turkey USA

Economic forecast thematic boxes

Has inflation become more ‘global’?
English (346.4 KB - PDF)
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Residential construction
English (203 KB - PDF)
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Drivers of the euro area recovery - evidence from an estimated model
English (201.1 KB - PDF)
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Some technical elements behind the forecast
English (171.4 KB - PDF)
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Media

  • Press release IP/18/3605 of 03 May 2018
  • Spring Economic Forecast 2018 infographic
  • EC press conference Commissioner Pierre MOSCOVICI on the Spring Economic Forecast 2018
  • Press conference Q & A
  • Forecast presentation
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