Key figures in the EU's spring economic forecast

(BRUSSELS) - Here are the key growth, deficit and debt figures from the European Commission's spring economic forecast for the European Union:

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

- Eurozone-17 2012: -0.3 percent

2013: 1.0 percent

   - EU-27        2012:  0.0 percent

2013: 1.3 percent

   - Germany      2012:  0.7 percent

2013: 1.7 percent

   - France       2012:  0.5 percent

2013: 1.3 percent

   - Britain      2012:  0.5 percent

2013: 1.7 percent

   - Italy        2012: -1.4 percent

2013: 0.4 percent

   - Spain        2012: -1.8 percent

2013: -0.3 percent

   - Greece       2012: -4.7 percent

2013: 0.0 percent

   - Portugal     2012: -3.3 percent

2013: 0.3 percent

   - Ireland      2012:  0.5 percent

2013: 1.9 percent

PUBLIC DEFICIT (The EU limit is 3.0 percent of GDP)

   - Eurozone     2012:  3.2 percent

2013: 2.9 percent

   - EU           2012:  3.6 percent

2013: 3.3 percent

   - Germany      2012:  0.9 percent

2013: 0.7 percent

   - France       2012:  4.5 percent

2013: 4.2 percent

   - Britain      2012:  6.7 percent

2013: 6.5 percent

   - Italy        2012:  2.0 percent

2013: 1.1 percent

   - Spain        2012:  6.4 percent

2013: 6.3 percent

   - Greece       2012:  7.3 percent

2013: 8.4 percent

   - Portugal     2012:  4.7 percent

2013: 3.1 percent

   - Ireland      2012:  8.3 percent

2013: 7.5 percent

PUBLIC DEBT (The EU limit is 60 percent of GDP)

   - Eurozone     2012:  91.8 percent

2013: 92.6 percent

   - EU           2012:  86.2 percent

2013: 87.2 percent

   - Germany      2012:  82.2 percent

2013: 80.7 percent

   - France       2012:  90.5 percent

2013: 92.5 percent

   - Britain      2012:  91.2 percent

2013: 94.6 percent

   - Italy        2012:  123.5 percent

2013: 121.8 percent

   - Spain        2012:  80.9 percent

2013: 87.0 percent

   - Greece       2012:  160.6 percent

2013: 168.0 percent

   - Portugal     2012:  113.9 percent

2013: 117.1 percent

   - Ireland      2012:  116.1 percent

2013: 120.2 percent