A setback. France's GDP fell by 0.1 % in the third quarter, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee) announced on Friday, after stagnating in the second quarter and a 0.2% decline in the first.
It is another blow for the government, with France's borrowing costs having climbed above 5% on the financial markets last week and the social climate still highly volatile, on the eve of a new nationwide day of mobilisation against the high cost of living and in support of young people's demands.
