Economics
France in Double-Dip Recession at Start of 2021 After Revisions
- Construction sector was much weaker than initially estimated
- French consumer spending fell more than 8% in April from March
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France’s statistics agency cut its estimate of economic output at the start of the year, showing the euro area’s second largest economy slipped into a recession for the second time in the Covid pandemic.