Swedish economy ekes out growth in first-quarter despite pandemic hit

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's economy weathered the effects of the coronavirus outbreak and efforts to halt its spread in the first quarter, growing 0.1% from the previous three-month period, the Statistics Office said on Friday.Gross domestic product increased 0.4 percent from a year earlier, the Statistics Office said in final figures for the period.A flash estimate in early May, showed gross domestic product decreased 0.3% in the first three months of the year compared to the final quarter..