France flirting with recession
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The French economy narrowly avoided a technical recession in the second quarter of 2026, as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remained stagnant. According to the analytical data published by the French statistics agency INSEE, GDP remained unchanged between April and June, compared to a previous estimate of a 0.2% increase. At the same time, INSEE also revised downwards the performance of the first quarter, with the economy shrinking by 0.2%, compare…
Le Monde reports a high risk of recession in France amid deteriorating macroeconomic indicators
Le Monde reports a high risk of recession in France amid deteriorating macroeconomic indicators.The main figures:Annual economic growth slowed to 0.5%. Experts call this figure a marginal level and predict the country's slide into recession.In August...
The presentation by INSEE on Friday of several worrying indicators confirms the difficulties of the tricolor economy: growth is broken, inflation is rising, purchasing power is falling, and employment is depressed.
French growth has been the victim of heat and war in the Middle East. INSEE has revised the rate of growth of the second quarter downwards from 0.2 to 0 per cent. This stagnation follows the 0.2% decline in the first quarter. French people have experienced a decline in their purchasing power, which per unit of consumption by 0.6 per cent after -0.2 per cent in the first quarter. Households have been less spared than Household savings fell sharpl…
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