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First quarter of 2019 - Seasonally adjusted government deficit decreased to 0.5% of GDP in eurozone and down to 0.6% of GDP in EU-28
In the first quarter of 2019, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 0.5% in the eurozone (EA-19), a decrease compared with 1.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018. In the EU-28, the deficit to GDP ratio stood at 0.6%, a decrease compared with 1.0% in the previous quarter. These data are released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Full text available on EUROSTAT website.
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