we'll have more on this and those numbers with morgan stanley economist daniele antonucci in a few moments time. we have the german gdp number. they missed recession in the first quarter by 0.1%. that figure was below expectations. there was also a downward revision to the fourth-quarter number to minus 0.7% from the previous 0.6% negative number. we'll have reaction to those numbers as well from the ceo of deutsch post frank appel. >> nobody expected very strong growth for the first quarter anyway, and you know, these are marginal changes to what has been forecasted. the rescission, that's what happens on a regular basis as well, and germany can't, you know, disconnect from the world either. the world is in particularly good shape and the growth is limited, and therefore it's not a surprise that germany didn't have strong growth either. >>> meanwhile, france is back in recession, reporting a 0.2% negative number for first quarter of the year, follows a similar decline in the final months of 2012. stefan is in paris with more of that breakdown. stefan? >> yeah, ross, it's the first time in