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Emissions testing to blame for Q3 slowdown

Data on car production imply that delays related to emissions testing may have been entirely responsible for the slowdown in euro-zone GDP growth from 0.4% in Q2 to 0.2% in Q3. While the underlying pace of growth has slowed compared to last year, we expect healthy gains of about 0.4% per quarter in 2019.

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