Theme 2 ISSN 1010-1764 Economy and finance Series Β Short-term trends eurostat Quarterly national accounts - ESA 2 D 1994 Quarterly Fourth quarter 1993 The period of uncertainty for the European Union continues (GDP +0.3%), even though a moderate optimism exists for the short-term future; new reduction in economic growth for Japan (GDP -0.6%); reinforcement of the phase of expansion for the United States (GDP +1.8%). In the course of the year 1993, these figures give the European Union a drop in production (GDP -0.5%), whilst during the same period Japan is largely stagnant (GDP +0.1%). On the other hand, in the United States a strong growth in production may be observed (GDP +3.0%). Graph of gross domestic product by volume eurosta (1985=100) 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 N.B.: for a detailed analysis of the economic situation, refer to the first section of the publication (P.8). eurostat OFICINA ESTADÍSTICA DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABERS STATISTISKE KONTOR STATISTISCHES AMT DER EUROPÄISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OFFICE STATISTIQUE DES COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES ISTITUTO STATISTICO DELLE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE BUREAU VOOR DE STATISTIEK DER EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAPPEN SERVIÇO DE ESTATÍSTICA DAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEIAS L-2920 Luxembourg - Tél. 43 01-1 - Télex COMEUR LU 3423 B-1049 Bruxelles, rue de la Loi 200 - Tél. 299 11 11 N.B.