Commission forecasts 2017 euro area growth of 1.5% and EU growth of 1.6%  conomic growth in Europe is expected to continue at a moderate pace, as recent labour market gains and rising private consumption are being counterbalanced by a number of hindrances to growth and the weakening of supportive factors. In

ctual Individual Consumption (AIC) is a measure of material welfare of households. Based on first preliminary estimates for 2014, AIC per capita expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) varied from 49% to 140% of the European Union (EU) average across the Member States. Ten Member States recorded AIC per capita