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9/1/06

BBC NEWS: EU growth outstrips US and Japan


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EU growth outstrips US and Japan

Europe's economy is growing faster than the US or Japan, according to the latest figures for the second quarter of this year. Growth across the 25 members of the European Union was 0.9% in the quarter, up from 0.8% in the first quarter and representing 2.8% over the year. Comparable growth figures for the US and Japan were 0.7% and 0.2%.

The economies of the 12-nation euro currency group also grew at 0.9% over this period.

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