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Canada avoids fall into recession

ft.com
30-Aug-2008
        
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By Christopher Mason in Ottawa Canada's economy expanded by a weaker-than-expected 0.1 per cent in the second quarter. The data are seen as further evidence that the economy has stalled because of falling US demand for goods. The slim growth means that the country narrowly avoided a technical recession - often defined as two consecutive... [read full story]                    

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30-Aug-2008
        

By KEVIN CARMICHAEL Saturday, August 30, 2008 Page B2 With files by reporter Tara Perkins in Toronto OTTAWA -- Consumer spending saved Canada from a recession in the first half of the year, raising questions about how...

Friday's News Recap: Canada Avoids Recession in Q2, U.S. Personal Income Falls

economicnews.ca
29-Aug-2008
        

The main releases of the day included Canadian GDP figures, which showed the country managed to skirt a technical recession in the second quarter, and the Personal Consumption and Expenditure report in the U.S., which...

Canada squeaks past recession as GDP edges up in second quarter

canadianbusiness.com
29-Aug-2008
        

Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Canada's economy limped ahead by an annualized 0.3 per cent in the second quarter, but a revision of the first quarter contraction to 0.8 per cent confirmed that the economy...

German economy minister says country is 'not in a recession'

finanznachrichten.de
27-Aug-2008
        

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - German economy minister Peer Steinbrueck said the country's economy is 'not in a recession,' according to Stern magazine. 'There are downward risks that I do not underestimate,' Steinbrueck...

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