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The Spanish economy is indeed recovering from recession. The results of the second quarter, with GDP growth of 0.2%, according to final figures released yesterday, confirmed. This is the second positive quarter after 18 months of recession. A marked improvement in household consumption, especially durable goods, coupled with a slight improvement in business investment boosted the recovery between April and June, also helped by strong exports. The contribution of domestic demand growth rose from -2.8% to -0.5%.

But the horizon may darken in the coming months. "We expected a good performance of consumption with purchases made ahead before stopping the car scrapping and entry into force of up 2 points from VAT, says Jesus Castillo, Natixis.In addition, new restrictive measures and labor market will always influence the damaged second half. "

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