Euro-Zone Quarterly Growth Driven by Inventories, Spending (2)

The euro-area economy’s slight growth in the second quarter was driven by inventories and government and household spending.

Output between April and June rose 0.1% from the previous three months, Eurostat said Friday. That’s in line with an estimate from mid-August and the expectations of analysts in a Bloomberg survey.

Inventory build-up contributed 0.5 percentage point to growth, while government and households also added support, according to the statement. Net trade and investment detracted from expansion.

At the start of 2025, the economy had surprised with growth of 0.6%, though this was mainly due to strong output in ...