Lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus caused unprecedented quarterly contractions in GDP in France and Spain in Q1. And with the restrictions set to remained unchanged until mid-May and then be lifted only gradually, Q1’s falls will be dwarfed by the collapse in activity in Q2.
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