(ANSA) - Brussels, October 23 - Italian public debt grew to
133.8% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of
2014, the European statistics agency said Thursday.
Government debt totalled nearly 2.169 trillion euros,
Eurostat added.
This represented a 3.1% rise over the first quarter of
2014, when Italy's public debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 130.7%.
Italy topped the list of countries for which Q2 figures
were available, followed by Portugal with a ratio of 129.4% and
Ireland with 116.7%.
Italian debt to GDP ratio up to 133.8%
Government owed 2.169 trillion euros as of June