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Autumn 2018 Economic Forecast: sustained but less dynamic growth amid high uncertainty

Growth in the euro area is forecast to ease from a 10-year high of 2.4% in 2017 to 2.1% in 2018 before moderating further to 1.9% in 2019 and 1.7% in 2020. The same pattern is expected for the EU27, with growth forecast at 2.1% in 2018, 2.0% in 2019.

Economic forecast documents

Economic forecast by country

EU Member States
AustriaGermanyPoland
BelgiumGreecePortugal
BulgariaHungaryRomania
CroatiaIrelandSlovakia
CyprusItalySlovenia
The Czech RepublicLatviaSpain
DenmarkLithuaniaSweden
EstoniaLuxembourgThe United Kingdom
FinlandMaltaEA and EU outlook
FranceThe Netherlands
Candidate CountriesOther Non-EU Countries
AlbaniaEFTA
The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaChina
MontenegroJapan
SerbiaRussia
TurkeyUSA

Economic forecast thematic boxes

8 NOVEMBER 2018
How resilient is the economy to oil price shocks?
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8 NOVEMBER 2018
Implications of higher yields for the banking sector and private sector funding in the euro area
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8 NOVEMBER 2018
Euro area GDP growth drivers in 2019 – analysis using a structural model
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8 NOVEMBER 2018
Labour market slack in the euro area
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8 NOVEMBER 2018
Some technical elements behind the forecast
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