The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its preliminary real gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures on Thursday. Real GDP of 34 OECD member countries rose 0.4% in the third quarter, after a 0.6% gain in the second quarter.

Real GDP of the United States was down to 0.4% from 1.0%, real GDP of Germany fell to 0.3% from 0.4%, while Britain's economy decreased to 0.5% from 0.7%.

GDP of China remained unchanged at 1.8% in the third quarter.

GDP of France increased to 0.3% from 0.0%, Italy's economy decreased to 0.2% from 0.3%, while Japan's GDP contracted by 0.2%.

Eurozone's economy expanded at 0.4% in the third quarter, after a 0.4% rise in the second quarter.

On a yearly basis, GDP of 34 OECD member countries was up 2.0% in the third quarter, after a 2.2% gain in the previous quarter.