The euro area economy re-entered recession in the first quarter, as initially estimated, due to the restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Gross domestic product contracted 0.6 percent from the fourth quarter, when GDP was down 0.7 percent, flash data from Eurostat revealed on Tuesday. The rate came in line with the estimate published on April 30.
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