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15:03,  12 July 2007
US May trade deficit up 2.3 pct to 60.0 bln usd as expected 
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The US trade deficit rose 2.3 pct in May to 60.0 bln usd as Americans imported more and more expensive oil and other commodities.Economists were looking for a 60.0 bln usd deficit, expecting imports to recover from their April slide.

12:49,  12 July 2007
Forex - Euro at all-time high against dollar following strong GDP data 
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The euro continued to post fresh all-time highs against the dollar, supported by an unexpected upward revision to first quarter GDP growth and robust industrial production figures.


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16:50, Monday, 04 September 2006

IWH sees eastern German growth slowing to 0.5 pct in Q3 vs 0.7 pct in Q2


HALLE, Germany (AFX) - The Institut fuer Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH), one of Germany's six leading economic think tanks, said it expects quarter-on-quarter GDP growth in eastern Germany to slow to 0.5 pct in the third quarter, down from a 0.7 pct growth rate in the second quarter.

Construction activity in eastern Germany is seen increasing only slightly in the third quarter, the institute said.

The construction sector made the biggest contribution to eastern German growth in the second quarter, it added.

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