Economic & financial indicators

OUTPUT, DEMAND AND JOBS

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OUTPUT, DEMAND AND JOBS Euro-area GDP grew at an annual rate of 4% in the third quarter, lifting the 12-month growth rate to 2.3%. Italian industrial production fell by 1.4% in the year to October; Belgium's rose by 2.3% over the same period. Switzerland's jobless rate edged up to 2.4% in November; Sweden's was unchanged at 5.2%.

This article appeared in the Economic & financial indicators section of the print edition under the headline “OUTPUT, DEMAND AND JOBS”

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