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Europe narrowly avoids a recession

London (CNN) — Europe’s economy narrowly avoided ending 2023 in a recession, according to official EU data released Tuesday.

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Anna Cooban
, CNN
CNN — London (CNN) — Europe’s economy narrowly avoided ending 2023 in a recession, according to official EU data released Tuesday.

Gross domestic product across the 20 countries that use the euro stagnated in the October-to-December quarter compared with the previous three months, according to an initial estimate published by Eurostat. In the July-to-September quarter, GDP dipped 0.1%.

The wider EU economy, including all 27 member countries, also dodged a recession.

A recession is typically defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.

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