European Parliament 31 January 2001, WRITTEN QUESTION E-0139/01 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Timeliness of economic statistics.

Answer given by Mr Solbes Mira on behalf of the Commission (15 March 2001) Eurostat calculates the first estimates of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) for the euro zone and the 15 Member States three times per quarter in accordance with the following schedule:  an initial estimate covering at least 75 % of GDP is made within 70 days after the end of the reference quarter;  a second