GDP up 0.5% in Q2, Italy next-to-last in G7 - OECD

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 22 - The GDP of OECD countries grew by 0.5% in the second quarter of 2024, along the lines of the previous trimester as expected, the OECD said on Thursday.
    The gross domestic product of G7 countries grew at a faster pace, from 0.2% in the first trimester to 0.5% in the second, it noted.
    Italy's GDP in the second quarter stopped at +0,2%, from the +0,3% recorded in the first quarter of the year - ranking next to last ahead of Germany with -0,1%. (ANSA).