Euro area government debt nearly stable at 90%

At the end of the third quarter of 2012, the government debt1 to GDP ratio2 in the euro area3 (EA17) stood at 90.0%, compared with 89.9% at the end of the second quarter of 2012. In the EU273 the ratio was 85.1%, compared with 85.0%. Compared with the third quarter of 2011, the government debt to …

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Euro area government debt nearly stable at 90%