French Flash Quarterly GDP Up 0.2% in Q2

01:41 AM EDT, 07/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- France's quarterly gross domestic product edged up 0.2% in the second quarter, following a 0.1% decline in the prior three-month period, provisional data from Insee showed Thursday. The reading aligned with market expectations. On a yearly basis, the French economy grew 0.7%, against the revised 0.8% increase earlier and the expected 0.8% gain.