QUARTERLY ACCOUNTS First Quarter 2001 Expenditure and Output approach First Eurostat estimates Roberto BARCELLAN in focus GDP volume, %change on Q/Q1 GOP volume, %change on Q/Q4 ι |37 J°7 Euro I 3 3 J 29 ^^|06 zone '■£*&Φ&&^ 2 5 ECONOMY AND "¿•■'JO 5 FINANCE ^ I 3.7 JZ Zl°8 loe I 3 3 EU15 ■■■ 06 Β 29 | :|θ5 ■^35*83?^ 2.5 THEME 2 22/2001 |14 |61 J06 I52 US |34 ■ 0.3 ■■■ J 26 1 03 NATIONAL ACCOUNTS ' Πθ2 11.1 06 1 1 I 05 JP Contents ■ 28 NA Ν A 1 1 0 0 0 10 2 010 00 1.0 20 30 40 50 60 70 0( 22/00 EQ3/00"Q4/00"Q1/01 ÜQ2/00 ÜQ3/00 "Q4/00 "Q1/01 Development of GDP and its components 2 According to Eurostat's first estimates (1), the GDP of the eurozone (2) and of the EU15 both increased by 0.5 % during the first quarter of 2001. These GDP andexpenditure compofigures follow a 0.6 % growth for both areas in the fourth quarter of 2000. nents Percentage change andlevels, at constant prices 3 In comparison with the first quarter of 2000, the GDP of the eurozone and of the EU15 recorded a 2.5 % growth in the first quarter of 2001, compared to 2.9 % in both areas in the previous quarter. GDP and gross value added by industry Percentage change The data for the eurozone until the end of 2000 cover the eleven Member and levels, at constant prices States; with the entry of Greece in the eurozone at the beginning of 2001, 4 they cover the twelve Member States. The e is regarded as an entity without considering its composition.