French economy flat in the first quarter, below forecasts -preliminary GDP

April 30, 2026 1:42 AM EDT

A woman, looking at her mobile phone, walks past buildings at the financial and business district of La Defense in Puteaux near Paris, france, September 12, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

April ‌30 (Reuters) - The ​French ​economy was flat ‌in the first ⁠quarter of ‌this year, slowing ‌from the previous three months, ​as contributions from inventories were ⁠offset by a decline ​in contributions from foreign trade.

The performance ​was below ‌expectations by the INSEE ⁠statistics institute and analysts ⁠polled by Reuters, who ​forecast 0.2% growth for the quarter. ‌The country's economy had grown ‌0.2% ⁠in ‌the previous ​three months.

(Reporting by Dimitri ‌Rhodes)



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