Eurozone economic momentum slows

Eurozone economic growth slowed slightly in the third quarter this year, data from Eurostat showed on Tuesday. According to the statistics agency, the seasonally adjusted eurozone gross domestic product rose by 0.6 percent in the third quarter, slightly slower than the 0.7 percent in the second quarter. For the annual growth, the seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 2.5 percent in both the euro area and the EU in the third quarter, compared with 2.3 percent and 2.4 percent respectively in the previous quarter.