The cost of the Brexit for the UK
After the referendum on June. 23, 2016, the British economy has followed a lower profile. This comes from changes in expectations: uncertainty about Brexit rules has created a wait and…
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France – GDP growth at 1.9% in 2017
The French GDP growth in 2017 has accelerated to 1.9% on average after 1.1% in 2016. The quarterly sequence of the GDP expansion was steady at 0.6% per quarter except…
The Euro Area growth in perspective
The GDP growth figure was 1.7% in 2016 for the Euro Area. It is interesting to compare this performance to other large countries in the world. Four graphs can give…
The German Growth in 3 graphs
The GDP growth was 1.7% (at annual rate) during the fourth quarter of 2016.It was a mere 0.4% in the third quarter. For 2016 GDP was up 1.8% after 1.5%…
Euro Area GDP growth: Positive signals for 2017
The GDP growth momentum was stronger at the end of 2016. The GDP growth rate was at 2% (annual rate) for the last three months after 1.75% for the third…
Catch up and more balanced growth in the US
GDP growth was at 2.9% in the third quarter after 1.4% during spring. The carry over growth for 2016 at the end of the third quarter is 1.4%. Growth for…