31 March 2006, 12:04  French Q4 GDP revised to 0.4 pct rise vs 0.2 pct

French fourth quarter GDP was revised to show a 0.4 pct rise from the third quarter, compared with the previous estimate of a 0.2 pct increase, the statistics office Insee said. The upward revision was unexpected by analysts, who had anticipated that output would remain unchanged in the quarter, according to a consensus of forecasts compiled by AFX News. However, full year GDP growth was 1.4 pct from 2004, unchanged from Insee's previous estimate.

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