Eurozone inflation held steady in the third quarter of the year supported by strong growth in Portugal and Bulgaria, data published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU) showed on Tuesday. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.3% in the three months from July through September, the same level of growth as was recorded in the second quarter of the year. By contrast, the biggest declines was seen in Lithuania, with gross domestic product rising by 0.1% there, followed by Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Hungary and Poland, all 0.2% higher.