France’s economy grew by a more-than-expected 0.3% in the second quarter, helped by a slight rise in domestic demand and a positive contribution from foreign trade, preliminary data from statistics office INSEE showed on Tuesday.

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A Reuters poll had on average forecast a 0.2% rise in France’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter.