French PMI drops in March

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Source: Bloomberg
French PMI for services and manufacturing sectors dipped to 50.2 in March, down from 51.5 month ago. Services sector sank to 50.8 compared to 52.4 in February, while the measure of manufacturing activity dropped from 48.8 to 48.4. Despite low oil costs and the QE programme, country's economy remains weak. Meanwhile, France's economy expanded 0.1% in Q4 2014.
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