London CNN —The euro area economy risks falling into recession later this year after official data Tuesday showed that output shrank in the third quarter.
The dip follows a rise of only 0.2% in the April-to-June quarter and highlights the fine line between contraction and growth in the eurozone.
GDP was stagnant in the final three months of 2022 and the first quarter of this year.
The economy, he added, will “remain sluggish” whether or not the eurozone suffers a technical recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of falling GDP.
In a more positive development, separate data showed that inflation continued to ease this month.
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” Jack Allen, Reynolds
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London CNN, Gross, Eurostat, Capital Economics