First quarter of 2018 – Seasonally adjusted government deficit decreased to 0.1% of GDP in the euro area – Down to 0.5% of GDP in the EU28

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In the first quarter of 2018, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 0.1% in the euro area (EA19), a decrease compared with 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2017. In the EU28, the deficit to GDP ratio stood at 0.5%, a decrease compared with 0.6% in the previous quarter.

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