The Netherland's economy barely grew in the second quarter to mark the weakest expansion in over a year amid a slump in household consumption and construction, preliminary estimates from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Tuesday.
Gross domestic product edged up 0.1 percent from the first quarter, when it grew 0.3 percent. The pace of growth was the weakest since the first quarter of 2024, when the Dutch economy stagnated.
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