French industrial output dropped in May amid widening current account deficit, according to Insee, the national statistics agency.
The euro zone’s second-largest economy has seen its industrial production dropping 0.4 percent, after a surge of 2.2 percent posted in April.
The contraction is, however, less than 0.8 percent anticipated by economists.
Signs of weakness in France have concerned Europe, as the second-largest economy entered a shallow recession during the first quarter.


