Recently released data show that the Eurozone economy defied expectations at the start of 2017 and expanded a robust 0.5% over the previous quarter in Q1. On top of the positive incoming data, the Eurozone is clearing political hurdles, however, all is not rosy. Find out why: http://bit.ly/1lSwxEu

1. 2017 GDP Growth Forecasts, Annual Variation in %
EURO AREA 2017 GDP GROWTH FORECASTS
0,0 0,5 1,0 1,5 2,0 2,5 3,0 3,5 4,0
Ireland
Malta
Luxembourg
Slovakia
Latvia
Lithuania
Slovenia
Spain
Estonia
Cyprus
Netherlands
Portugal
Austria
Germany
Belgium
France
Finland
Greece
Italy 0.9
1.0
1.5
1.4
1.7
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.6
2.5
2.7
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.2
3.7
4.1
4.1
3.21.7 3.9
Fixed Investment ExportsGDP
FocusEconomics Consensus Forecast Euro Area - June 2017 edition
1,5
2,0
2017
2016
2018
0.2
1.5
1.7
2015
0 Forecasted Values
Economy defies expectations as many political hurdles cleared
Euro Area Inflation
HICP, annual variation in %, aop
1.4
2017 Forecasts, annual var. in %