Eurozone economy contracts for the first time

Author (Person)	Atkins, Ralph, Garnham, Peter
Series Title	Financial Times
Series Details	15.8.08
Publication Date	15/08/2008
Content Type	News
	The 15 economies of the eurozone contracted by 0.2% between April and June 2008, heightening fears that the euro area is sliding towards recession.
Related Links	Eurostat: Press release: STAT/08/114: Flash estimates for the second quarter of 2008 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=STAT/08/114&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en BBC News, 14.8.08: Europe's major economies contract http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7560200.stm Deutsche Welle, 14.8.08: German Slowdown Wears on European Economy http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3563517,00.html
Subject Categories	Economic and Financial Affairs
Countries / Regions	Europe