Growing pains: how eurozone economies are faring
by Heather Stewart and Angela Monaghan from on (#8ZTH)
The latest figures show a mixed bag for European trading partners as France leads the way in growth and Greece plunges back into recession
Eurozone growth leapt ahead of the UK and US during the first three months of the year after cheap oil, a weak currency and a huge injection of funds by the European Central Bank pushed economic growth to 0.4%.
With only four countries slipping backwards, the 19-member eurozone's recovery outstripped the 0.3% growth rate recorded by the UK and 0.2% by the US in the same period.
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