Spain’s Economy Extends Post-Covid Streak With 0.8% Growth
- 4Q GDP maintained previous quarter’s pace; analysts saw 0.6%
- Other major euro-zone economies to report data on Thursday
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Spain’s economy, the top performer among the euro zone’s biggest members, expanded strongly at the end of last year to extend a growth streak that began as pandemic lockdowns ended in 2020.
Fourth-quarter gross domestic product rose 0.8% from the previous three months — matching the previous quarter’s pace — national statistics agency INE said Wednesday. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had estimated expansion of 0.6%.