Euro zone falls into second recession since 2009

Robin Emmott and Michelle Martin
Reuters
November 15, 2012

The euro zone debt crisis dragged the bloc into its second recession since 2009 in the third quarter despite modest growth in Germany andFrance, data showed on Thursday.

The French and German economies both managed 0.2 percent growth in the July-to-September period but their resilience could not save the 17-nation bloc from contraction as the likes of The Netherlands, Spain, Italyand Austria shrank.

Economic output in the euro zone fell 0.1 percent in the quarter, following a 0.2 percent drop in the second quarter.

Those two quarters of contraction put the euro zone’s 9.4 trillion euro ($12 trillion) economy back into recession, although Italy and Spain have been contracting for a year already and Greece is suffering an outright depression.

A rebound in Europe is still far off. The debt crisis that began in Greece in late 2009 is still reverberating around the globe and holding back a lasting recovery.

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This article was posted: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 11:39 am

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