Euro-area growth slows to 3 percent
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Economic growth in the euro area slowed to 3 percent while the EU as a whole expanded by a slower 3.2 percent in the first three months of the year as household spending barely moved, the European Union said Friday.
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New figures reveal a slowdown in the UK economy in the third quarter, attributed to declining industrial production.
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The Conference Board reported Thursday that the Leading Economic Index fell for a third consecutive month in August, suggesting slower economic growth ahead amid rising oil prices.
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The U.S. economy grew at a  weaker-than-expected 3.1 percent annual pace in the final  quarter of 2004 year, its slowest since the beginning of 2003  as the country's trade performance deteriorated and inflation  picked up, a government report on Friday showed.
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LONDON: The British economy braked sharply in the third quarter when growth slowed to 0.4 per cent, the weakest pace for over a year, as a string of interest rate rises took effect, official figures showed yesterday.
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China&#39;s economic growth has slowed for a third straight quarter as efforts by the government to rein in booming expansion continue to take hold.
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FRANKFURT The German economy slowed in the third quarter, the government said Thursday, amid signs that the rise in the euro is taking a toll on exports.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The growth of the euro-zone economy slowed in the final quarter of 2004 as Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Greece each experienced a contraction in output, European Union data showed Tuesday.
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The German economy shrank by 0.2 percent in the last three months of 2004, a preliminary estimate by the federal statistics office, Destatis, shows, confirming a slowdown in activity in the eurozone's biggest economy in the second half of last year.
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BEIJING - Growth in China's economy slowed slightly in the third quarter, a sign that tightening measures were taking effect, the government said yesterday. Economists said the peak of the latest boom may have passed.
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Economic growth in the 12 nations sharing the euro probably slowed in the third quarter as record oil prices crimped global demand and rising unemployment weighed on consumer spending, a survey of economists ...
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While a âmodest expansionâ continued in most regions of the country from early January to late February, the Federal Reserve said that several areas have noticed a slowdown in growth.
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WASHINGTON : A closely watched index of future economic activity fell for a third straight month, suggesting a tepid pace of growth for the world&#39;s largest economy, analysts said.
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Annual US economic growth fell to 2.8% in the second quarter of 2004, marking a slowdown from the 3% estimated a month ago.
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Official figures show the 12-nation eurozone economy continues to grow, but there are warnings it may slow down later in the year.
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Economic growth in the 12 nations that use the euro accelerated to 2.4 percent in the second quarter, the European Union said Monday, raising its forecast for the third-quarter but cutting it for the fourth.
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Business confidence in Germany, France and Italy, the biggest of the 12 economies using the euro, probably fell this month, suggesting economic growth may struggle to accelerate, surveys of economists showed.