Frankrig havde en vækst på 0,4 pct. i første kvartal. Det svarer til en årlig vækst på 1,5 pct. Økonomien faldt med 1,4 pct. i fjerde kvartal. Dermed undgår eurozonen måske en recession i første kvartal.
Uddrag fra Fidelity/Dow Jones:
French Economy Rebounded in 1Q
France’s economy grew in the first quarter of the year, despite the tightening of restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The eurozone’s second-biggest economy expanded by 0.4% in the quarter, following a downwardly revised contraction of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2020, French statistics agency Insee said Friday in a first estimate for the period. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast the economy would stagnate.
On an annualized basis, the economy expanded by 1.5%, above the figure of 1.3% growth expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.
Spain, Germany, Italy and the eurozone will also publish gross domestic product figures later on Friday.
