French Quarterly GDP Growth Stalls in Q2, Final Data Shows

03:00 AM EDT, 08/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- France's quarterly gross domestic product was stable in the second quarter, following a revised 0.2% decline in the prior three-month period, according to final data from Insee published Friday. The reading compares with the flash estimate of 0.2% growth during the quarter. On a yearly basis, the French economy grew 0.5%, below the preliminary reading of a 0.7% increase.