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Fourth consecutive quarter of GDP growth in the OECD area
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31/05/2010 - Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2010, the fourth consecutive quarter of growth for the area.
Strong GDP growth continued in the United States (0.8%) and Japan (1.2%). GDP growth was more subdued in both the Euro area and the European Union (0.2%). Italy returned to positive GDP growth in the first quarter of this year (0.5%), after the small decline of the previous quarter, while the pace of the recovery eased in both France and the United Kingdom and was unchanged in Germany.
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Gross domestic product |
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Link to underlying data - Source: Quarterly National Accounts: Quarterly growth rates of real GDP |
The next issue of this press release is scheduled for the third week of August 2010.
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