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Euro area Q2 GDP down 0.2%
By:Haligonian
Date: Thursday, 14 August 2008, 11:16 am

Euro area Q2 GDP down 0.2% (by Sarah Turner)

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Euro area GDP fell 0.2% in the second quarter of 2008, data from Eurostat showed Thursday. The first quarter showed growth of 0.7%. Annual GDP growth fell to 1.5% in the second-quarter, from a reading of 2.1% in the first quarter, the statistics agency said.