Eurozone GDP shrinks at the fastest rate in history, losing 12.1% in the second quarter

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde attends an Eurozone Finance Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File PhotoReuters

  • Eurozone GDP fell by 12.1% in the second quarter, its biggest decline in history.
  • This is significantly higher than the Eurozone's Q1's GDP contraction of 3.6%
  • Spain was the worst hit country, suffering an 18.5% decline compared to the previous quarter. 
  • The European Union clinched a historic deal last week on an $860 billion recovery fund aimed at the reconstruction of the 27-member bloc.
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Eurozone GDP fell by 12.1% in the second quarter of the year, its biggest single quarter drop in history as the coronavirus' true impact on the continent's economy emerges.

GDP fell by 12.1% in the euro area and 11.9% in the wider EU in the second quarter of the year, data by Eurostat showed Friday. 

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