Italy's economy shrank for the first time in two years as initially estimated in the second quarter, the latest data from the statistical office ISTAT showed Wednesday.
Gross domestic product dropped by 0.1 percent sequentially, in contrast to the 0.3 percent expansion in the first quarter. This was the first fall since the second quarter of 2023 and in line with the flash data published on July 30.
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