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French economy falls into recession after shrinking by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2013

The French economy has entered recession after shrinking by 0.2% in the first quarter of the year.

France's economy shrank by the same amount in the last quarter of 2012. A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

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