French economy eked out 0.1% growth in Q4, above forecasts - preliminary GDP

PARIS (Reuters) - France's economy eked out growth of 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) figures released on Tuesday, helped by exports.

The growth of 0.1% marked a slowdown compared to economic growth of 0.2% in the third quarter. Nevertheless, the preliminary fourth quarter figures beat forecasts, with a Reuters poll having forecast a 0.0% figure for the quarter.

For 2022 as a whole, the French economy grew by 2.6%, added the INSEE statistics office in its preliminary figures.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)