The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its preliminary real gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures on Monday. Real GDP of 34 OECD member countries rose 0.7% in the second quarter, after a 0.5% gain in the first quarter.
Real GDP of the United States was up to 0.9% from 0.2%, real GDP of Germany rose to 0.4% from 0.3%, while Britain's economy increased to 0.7% from 0.4%.
GDP of China rose 1.7% in the second quarter, up from 1.4% in the first quarter.
GDP of France dropped to 0.0% from 0.7%, Italy's economy decreased to 0.3% from 0.4%, while Japan's GDP plunged to -0.3% from 1.1%.
Eurozone's economy expanded at 0.4% in the second quarter, after a 0.5% rise in the first quarter.
On a yearly basis, GDP of 34 OECD member countries was up 3.2% in the second quarter, after a 3.2% gain in the previous quarter.