Release for: 3Q-4Q 2012
Source: OECD

|———- Annualized q/q growth in % —————|***
2011 2012 3Q11 4Q11 1Q12 2Q12 3Q12 4Q12

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Real GDP:
USA 1.8 2.3 1.3 4.1 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.4
Japan -0.8 2.2 7.4 0.3 5.5 1.4 -2.3 0.0
Euro3** 2.0 -0.2 0.8 -1.0 0.1 -0.3 -1.0 -0.7
Germany 3.1 0.8 1.5 -0.6 2.0 1.1 -0.5 -0.8
France 1.7 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 0.2
Italy 0.5 -2.4 -0.9 -2.9 -3.3 -2.9 -2.9 -1.4
UK 0.8 -[0.7]* 2.4 -1.4 -1.3 -1.8 [-0.7]* 0.2
Canada 2.4 1.9 4.5 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.9
G7 1.4 1.4 2.3 1.7 1.8 0.9 0.3 1.1
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* The Forecast for the UK does not account for the likely shift of
activity from 2Q to 3Q due to the additional Diamond Jubilee bank
holiday in June. The impact of the Olympics may also not be fully
accounted for these forecasts.
** Weighted average of three largest countries in the euro area
(Germany, France and Italy)
*** Finalized by September 4, 2012. Figures shown are seasonally
and in some cases also working-day adjusted.

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