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FILE - A customer pays for vegetables at the Maravillas market in Madrid, on May 12, 2022. The European economy scraped out meager growth of 0.1% in the first three months of the year, barely gaining momentum after dodging a winter recession as challenges persist from inflation that corrodes people’s willingness to spend. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

FILE - A customer pays for vegetables at the Maravillas market in Madrid, on May 12, 2022. The European economy scraped out meager growth of 0.1% in the first three months of the year, barely gaining momentum after dodging a winter recession as challenges persist from inflation that corrodes people’s willingness to spend. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

May 1, 2023

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Europe's economy barely grows as inflation pinches consumers
May 1, 2023 2 a.m.

Europe's economy barely grows as inflation pinches consumers

Friday's less-than-stellar increase of 0.1% from the previous quarter follows disappointing growth estimates from the U.S., which kept alive fears of a looming recession in the world's largest economy.