Euro Zone Q3 2013 GDP Preview:
Recovery Lacks Momentum As Growth Slows In Germany,
France
By Moran Zhang
on November 12 2013 6:28 AM
The euro zone is expected to eke out marginal economic growth in the
third quarter, indicating that while the single currency bloc is sustaining a
very modest recovery, it’s struggling to gain momentum.
The 0.3 percent growth seen in the
second quarter that ended the region’s record-long recession was a one-time
spurt, boosted by a significant bounce in construction activity in some
countries (most notably Germany) after it had been held back in the first
quarter by particularly poor weather. Gross domestic product in the euro area
probably rose just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, according to economists’
consensus estimate.
The European Union’s statistics office will publish preliminary GDP
data for the 17-nation euro area on Thursday. Although no details will be
released regarding the component breakdown of the figure, IHS Global Insight’s
Howard Archer predicts that there could have been a modest pickup in consumer
spending overall across the euro zone supported by improved consumer confidence
and the boost to purchasing power from very low inflation across the region. In
addition, labor markets are showing signs of stabilizing, albeit with
unemployment at a very high level.
However, Archer notes that overall
investment could well have been essentially flat or even fallen modestly anew
in the third quarter after rising 0.3 percent in the second quarter following
extended contraction. Investment was boosted in the second quarter by the
rebound in construction investment. Business investment still appears to be
generally limited across the euro zone.
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European
Central Bank sets monetary policy for the Euro Zone.
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