But because of downward revisions to the previous estimates for 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, the rate of the projected fall in GDP in 2009 as a whole remains unchanged at 4% in both the EU and the euro area.
Kuid 2008. aasta ja 2009. aasta esimese kvartali varasemate kasvuprognooside läbivaatamisest tingituna jääb 2009. aastaks tervikuna prognoositav SKP langus samaks (4 % nii ELis kui ka euroalal).