The recession across the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro deepened in the last three months of 2012.
Here is a glance at the other economic and financial metrics for the single currency zone.
| Population | 332.9 million |
| Unemployment | 11.7 percent (December) |
| Gross domestic product, annual | ?9.4 trillion ($12.7 trillion) in 2011 |
| Inflation | 2.0 percent (annual rate of increase in consumer prices, January) |
| Government debt | 90 percent of annual GDP (Q3 2012) |
| Exports | ?164.2 billion ($221 billion), November |
| Imports | ?150.5 billion ($203 billion), November |
| Base interest rate | 0.75 percent |
| Euro exchange rate | currently $1.3335 |
| Stock market performance | Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 2.7 percent in Q4 |
