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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-11-30
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[01] Greek economy grows 3.6% in Q3, Eurostat
[01] Greek economy grows 3.6% in Q3, Eurostat
The Greek economy grew by 3.6 percent in the third quarter of 2007,
compared with the same period in 2006, Eurostat said on Friday.
The EU executive's statistics agency, in a report, said Eurozone'
economy grew by 2.7 pct and the EU-27 grew by 2.9 pct in the
July-September period, seasonally adjusted. Eurozone's economy was up
by 2.5 pct in the second quarter of 2007, while the EU-27 grew by 2.8
pct.
Eurostat said Eurozone's economy grew by 0.7 pct in the third quarter,
from the second quarter, while the EU-27 grew by 0.8 pct over the same
period.
Greek economic growth was 4.6 pct in the first quarter and 4.1 pct in
the second quarter.
The US economy grew by 2.8 pct in the third quarter, while the Japanese
economy grew by 2.2 pct over the same period.
Caption: A file photo shows an aerial view of the port of Piraeus,
Greece's busiest. ANA-MPA.
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