Theme 2 ISSN 1010-1764 Economy and finance Seríes Β Short-term trends eurostat Quarterly national accounts - ESA 3-4 D 1994 Quarterly Second quarter 1994 For the European Union as a whole, the second quarter of 1994 was characterised by a new and relatively high growth in production (GDP +0.9%). With this figure, the growth in the course of the first six months of 1994 was 2.2% higher when compared to the first half of 1993. A comparison with the most important economic partners shows how the Union economy development roughly mirrors that of the United States. By contrast, Japan still seems to find itself in a phase of uncertainty. Ξ3 Gross domestic product by volume (1985=100) ^^ 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 N.B.: for a detailed analysis of the economic situation, refer to the first section of the publication (P.8). Ξ^η 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.