Economics

Euro Zone Barely Grows as Germany Dodges Recession: GDP Update

  • Elsewhere, France stagnates and Italy’s economy contracts
  • War, energy-price surge has put economies on a fragile footing

Customers at a restaurant terrace in Baden Baden, Germany.

Photographer: Ben Kilb/Bloomberg
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Economic expansion in the euro zone began 2022 on a weak footing -- underscoring the damage from soaring energy costs and worsening supply snarls following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.