Eurozone economic recovery falters

The eurozone’s economic recovery faltered in the 4th Quarter of 2009 as a strong performance by France failed to offset stagnation in Germany and contraction in Italy and Spain, according to figures published on the 12 February 2010.

Eurostat: Press Release: STAT/10/22: Flash estimates for the fourth quarter of 2009 Euro area and EU27 GDP up by 0.1% -2.1% and -2.3% respectively compared with the fourth quarter of 2008 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=STAT/10/22&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 12.2.10: German economic recovery falters http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8511954.stm

Deutsche Welle, 12.2.10: Economic growth halts in final quarter of 2009 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5240915,00.html

Germany: Federal Statistical Office http://www.destatis.de/

France: INSEE: Themes http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/

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