Spain’s economy slumps 5.2%

View of the empty hall of the Son Sant Joan's Airport in Palma de Mallorca taken on April 30, 2020, during a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. - AFP

MADRID: Spain’s economy shrank 5.2% in the first quarter, bringing to an abrupt halt six years of robust growth that had pulled the country out of the last major crisis.

That contraction was deeper than the 4.3% drop that economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast.