The Euro Area economy expanded 1.2% year-on-year in Q2 2026, up from 1% in the previous estimate and twice the 0.6% growth recorded in Q1 2026. The acceleration was driven by stronger growth in household expenditure (1.2% vs. 1.0%) and gross fixed capital formation (1.4% vs. 0.3%), while exports also rebounded sharply (3.9% vs. -0.1%). Imports increased at a faster pace as well, rising 3.6% compared with 1.9% previously. Meanwhile, growth in government spending slowed to 1.9% from 2.3%. Among the bloc's largest economies, GDP growth accelerated in Germany (1.0% vs. 0.7%) and Italy (1.0% vs. 0.8%), while it slowed in France (0.5% vs. 0.7%) and remained unchanged in Spain (2.7% vs. 2.7%).