09/18/2015
Global Growth Rates
Following are the projected growth rates for 2015, as compiled by The Economist poll or Economist Intelligence Unit estimate/forecast, Sept. 12, 2015.
United States +2.4%
Canada +1.4%
Mexico +2.5%
Brazil -1.9%
Euro Area +1.4%
France +1.1%
Germany +1.7%
Italy +0.6%
Spain +3.0%
Netherlands +1.8%
Greece +0.5%
Britain +2.5%
Russia -3.6%
Japan +0.8%
China +6.9%
South Korea +2.6%
Australia +2.4%
India +7.5%
Source: The Economist
Again, these are full-year estimates. Taken as a whole, it’s clear there simply isn’t a lot of growth, worldwide, especially given the deep recession we all went through. Growth should be much stronger coming out of it, but it hasn’t been.
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