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French GDP falls by 0.1% in the third quarter

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France’s GDP fell by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2026, after being flat in the previous quarter and declining by 0.2% in the first. Household consumption rose by 0.4%, while investment fell by 0.6% and foreign trade subtracted 0.6 percentage points from GDP, according to Insee.

France’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2026, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee), cited by AFP. It had been flat in the second quarter, after falling by 0.2% in the first.

The production of goods and services decreased by 0.1% between July and September. Household consumption, by contrast, rose by 0.4%, while investment fell by 0.6%, AFP reports.

Foreign trade made a negative contribution of 0.6 percentage points to GDP, according to Insee.

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