First quarter of 2019 Seasonally adjusted government deficit decreased to 0.5% of GDP in the euro area Down to 0.6% of GDP in the EU28

European Commission – EUROSTAT Brussels, 19 July 2019 In the first quarter of 2019, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 0.5% in the euro area (EA19), a decrease compared with 1.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Source: Comunicati Stampa EU