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法国证实第三季度经济负增长
PARIS, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The French national statistics bureau Insee on Tuesday confirmed a negative performance of Europe's main powerhouse during the third quarter of the year on weak exports and poor investment.
For the July-September period, France's gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 0.1 percent, compared to a 0.6 percent growth for the previous quarter, the agency added.
Investment in the eurozone's second largest economy declined by 0.4 percent with cash of non-financial firms down by 2.1 percent for the third quarter.
French exports fell by 1.3 percent after having expanded 1.9 percent in the second quarter while imports grew by 0.9 percent, contributing to a negative trade balance.
The growth of households' expenditure1 slowed by 0.3 percentage points to stand at 0.1 percent in the third quarter, the report added.
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n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出;使用,消耗 | |
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adj.(植物)蔓生的;狂暴的,无约束的 | |
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