{"id":143678,"date":"2020-04-30T12:20:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T12:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/eurozone-economy-declines-by-record-3-8-percent-in-first-quarter\/"},"modified":"2020-04-30T12:20:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T12:20:39","slug":"eurozone-economy-declines-by-record-3-8-percent-in-first-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/eurozone-economy-declines-by-record-3-8-percent-in-first-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurozone economy declines by record 3.8 percent in first quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The eurozone economy contracted a record 3.8 percent in an initial estimate for the first three months of the year compared to the previous quarter, according to the EU statistics office.<\/p>\n<p>A Eurostat <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/documents\/2995521\/10294708\/2-30042020-BP-EN.pdf\/526405c5-289c-30f5-068a-d907b7d663e6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">preliminary flash estimate<\/a> shows business grinding to a halt after governments shut down activity to stop the coronavirus from spreading.<\/p>\n<p>The data center said in its analysis that these figures signal \u201cthe sharpest declines observed since time series started in 1995.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuesdays figures show the euro area is well on its way toward a recession that outstrips the financial crisis in 2009, when its economy <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/databrowser\/view\/tec00115\/default\/table?lang=en\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shrunk by 4.5 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commissions economic chief, Paolo Gentiloni, on Monday told EU lawmakers that he <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.politico.eu\/news\/politico-pro-morning-exchange-banking-relief-italian-costs-french-pile-in\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expects<\/a> the eurozone economy to contract by around 7.5 percent this year.<\/p>\n<p>The data puts more pressure on the blocs policymakers to come up with a recovery plan that can kick start the economy once the coronavirus subsides and government lockdowns ease.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders have already signed off on a <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.politico.eu\/news\/corona-bonds-fade-in-midst-of-eurogroups-e500b-economic-strategy\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u20ac540 billion package<\/a> of measures intended to safeguard workers, companies and governments from economic ruin. 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