GDP growth slows in third quarter
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Economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter of 2004 to its weakest since the run-up to the Iraq war early last year, reinforcing expectations
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The UK&#39;s economic growth slowed in the third quarter as manufacturing output declined, preliminary data has shown. Gross domestic output (GDP) increased 0.4% in the three months to 18 October, according to
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U.S. stock futures fell on Friday,  pointing to a lower market open, after third-quarter gross  domestic product data showed the U.S. economy grew at a  slower-than-expected pace.
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The US economy grew at a slower-than- expected 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter as rising oil prices contributed to a record trade deficit and companies added less to inventories.
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The economy grew at a 0.7 percent annual pace in the first three months of this year, the weakest in more than four years but slightly better than previously estimated, data showed  on Thursday.
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The U.S. economic outlook dimmed  somewhat on Tuesday after reports said business productivity  grew more slowly in the third quarter than first estimated,  labor costs rose and other indicators signaled softening  activity.
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New figures show Japan's economy is barely staying out of recession with annual growth of just 0.2% in the third quarter.
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Economic growth clocked in at a 2.6 percent pace in the spring, even slower than previously thought.
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The British economy braked sharply in the third quarter when growth slowed to 0.4 percent, the weakest pace for over a year, as a string of interest rate rises took effect, official figures showed.
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British economic growth slowed considerably in the third quarter of 2004, hit by a poor performance from the industrial sector.
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WASHINGTON - Reports on retail sales and producer prices show US economic growth has cooled since its third-quarter spurt, while inflation slows.
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The American economy has failed to give George Bush a pre-election boost as figures out yesterday showed slower than expected growth in the third quarter of the year.
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U.S. economic growth slowed more  sharply in the second quarter than first thought as oil prices  rose and the trade gap swelled, the government said on Friday  in a report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.
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The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.3 percent in the spring, the government reported Wednesday. That was significantly better than a previous estimate but still the weakest showing in more than a year.
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US business productivity grew more slowly in the third quarter than first thought, a government report showed on Tuesday, while chain store sales fell in the crucial shopping week after Thanksgiving.
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Economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter to its weakest level since the run-up to last year&#39;s Iraq war, reinforcing expectations the Bank
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China's economic growth slows for a third straight quarter as efforts by the government to rein in booming expansion continue to take hold.