German-French Rebound Helps Euro-Area Keep Expanding: Economy

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The euro-area economy grew faster than analysts forecast in the third quarter as Germany and France rebounded and Greece showed some signs of revival.

Gross domestic product increased 0.2 percent from the previous period, when it rose 0.1 percent, Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics office in Luxembourg, said today. That’s more than the median of 39 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey for 0.1 percent.