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China's Q4 Economic Growth Slows

Economy grew by 9% in 2008, down sharply from 13% in 2007

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Jan 22, 2009 9:00 AM CST

(Newser) – China’s economy expanded at 9% in 2008, in a drastic slowdown marking the first time China has seen single digit growth since 2002, reports the Wall Street Journal. A soft export market and its own housing collapse slowed fourth-quarter growth to just 6.8%,...   Read full story »

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