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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

France contracts in 1st quarter as Germany returns to growth

France contracts in 1st quarter as Germany returns to growth Quarterly growth data for the two biggest economies in the eurozone highlighted the divergences in the currency bloc on Wednesday as France fell into a triple-dip recession, while Germany swung back into expansionary territory. The first-quarter gross domestic product country data were due to be followed by Italy, the third-largest eurozone economy, later in the day and then by a first estimate for the 17-nation eurozone as a whole, which is expected to remain in recession.
http://link.ft.com/r/8P1R88/HILDVR/S3NLI4/U1F9RX/B4LNCN/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=15

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