Prior +0.5%GDP +1.1% vs +1.2% y/y expectedPrior +0.9%The headline reading meets estimates as the French economy grew slightly in the final quarter of last year. Overall, French GDP expanded by 0.9% in 2025 and that's a slight decline from the 1.1% growth seen in 2024. Total government expenditure was up 1.7% on the year with imports up 2.9% while exports were up 1.4% in terms of overall growth contributions. In terms of actual percentage contributions, internal demand excluding inventory changes accounted for 0.7% of GDP growth. Meanwhile, inventory changes itself also accounted for 0.7%.