The Eurozone economy contracted in the first quarter of 2023, the final estimate published by Eurostat confirmed on Thursday.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the old continent shrank 0.1% in the first three months of this year compared with the previous quarter. The preliminary figure showed a 0.1% growth during the reported period. The market estimated a 0% clip.
On an annual basis, the bloc’s GDP grew 1.0%, down from the 1.3% expansion initially estimated and missing the market expectation of a 1.2% increase.
Eurozone’s Final Employment Change came in at 0.6% and 1.6% on a monthly and yearly basis respectively.
The Euro is unperturbed by the discouraging Eurozone data, with EUR/USD adding 0.28% on the day near 1.0730.