U.K. first-quarter GDP growth revised up to 0.3%

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British gross domestic product grew at a 0.3% quarterly pace in the first three months of 2010, the Office for National Statistics reported Tuesday, revising up its initial estimate from 0.2%. Compared to the first quarter of last year, GDP shrank by 0.2%, compared to an initial estimate of a 0.3%...

Britons Paid Back Home Loans at Record Pace, BOE Says

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Britons paid down mortgage debt at a record pace in the first three months of the year as the recession encouraged people to curb borrowing. Individuals added to their housing equity for a fourth quarter, paying in a net 8.1 billion pounds ($13.2 billion), which was the most since records began i...

British Q1 GDP posts biggest fall since 1958

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The British economy contracted at a much sharper pace than initially thought and at its fastest rate in more than 50 years in the first three months of this year, official data showed on Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics said GDP fell by 2.4 percent in the first quarter, revised down fr...

UK Q1 GDP posts biggest fall in 50 years at 2.4 pct

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The British economy contracted at a much sharper pace than initially thought and at its fastest rate in more than 50 years in the first three months of this year, official data showed on Tuesday. ...

Current account trade deficit drops to $101.5B

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The deficit in the broadest measure of trade has plunged sharply in the first three months of the year as the country's deep recession depressed imports of oil and other goods. The Commerce Department said Wednesday the current account trade deficit dropped to $101.5 billion in the first quarter,...

Euro zone employment logs record fall in Q1

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The 16-country euro zone lost a record 1.22 million jobs in the first quarter of 2009, data showed on Monday, highlighting the depth of recession and boding ill for any quick turnaround. The number of employed fell 0.8 percent in the first three months against the previous quarter to 146.2 millio...
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