Eurozone driven into double-dip recession as Covid takes toll
by Julia Kollewe and Graeme Wearden from on (#5H96S)
GDP in the 19 economies sharing the euro shrank by 0.6% between January and March
The eurozone fell back into recession in the first three months of the year, as a slow vaccination drive and tougher restrictions to stem a third coronavirus wave damaged the region's economies.
GDP in the 19 economies sharing the euro shrank by 0.6% between January and March compared with the previous quarter, according to figures from Eurostat, the EU's statistical office.
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