UPDATE 1-French economy shrinks in Q4 as strikes bite <!-- no image --> <div>* Strikes hit manufacturing output, transport spending (Adds details)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=pxq-GKJJZ_s:W_ZU9Ax0ifE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=pxq-GKJJZ_s:W_ZU9Ax0ifE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=pxq-GKJJZ_s:W_ZU9Ax0ifE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=pxq-GKJJZ_s:W_ZU9Ax0ifE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=pxq-GKJJZ_s:W_ZU9Ax0ifE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/pxq-GKJJZ_s" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters