OUTPUT, DEMAND AND JOBS
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OUTPUT, DEMAND AND JOBS Britain's GDP grew by 0.5% in the second quarter; its 12-month growth stayed at 1.2%. America's GDP growth slowed to an annualised rate of 2.3% in the second quarter, but its 12-month rate edged up to 4.1%. Japan's unemployment rate rose to a record level of 4.9% in June; France's fell to 11.3%.
This article appeared in the Economic & financial indicators section of the print edition under the headline “OUTPUT, DEMAND AND JOBS”
From the August 7th 1999 edition
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