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European recession ends with a whimper

By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt and Ben Hall in Paris

Published: November 13 2009 08:34 | Last updated: November 13 2009 18:26

The eurozone emerged from recession in the third quarter of this year, but the speed of its escape fell short of expectations – and the pace set by the US.

Eurozone gross domestic product expanded by 0.4 per cent compared with the previous three months, after having previously contracted for five consecutive quarters, according to official figures on Friday.

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