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Europe's economy grew faster than the U.S. last year
« on: January 30, 2018, 08:34:48 pm »
Europe's economy grew faster than the U.S. last year
by Alanna Petroff   @AlannaPetroff
January 30, 2018: 2:05 PM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/30/news/economy/gdp-europe-economy-2017/index.html

Sure, the United States is growing at a nice clip. But Europe's economy is expanding at an even faster rate.

Economic growth in the 19 countries that use the euro currency was 2.5% in 2017, according to official data published Tuesday. Growth in the 28-member European Union also reached 2.5% last year.

It's the best period of growth for both groupings since 2007, putting Europe just ahead of the 2.3% expansion posted by the U.S. in 2017.

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Re: Europe's economy grew faster than the U.S. last year
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2018, 07:17:28 pm »
DO you trust ANY government statistics? Especially one as politically charged as economic growth?
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Re: Europe's economy grew faster than the U.S. last year
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2018, 07:39:17 pm »
Proving what?
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Re: Europe's economy grew faster than the U.S. last year
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2018, 07:40:29 pm »
The old saying, "When America coughs, the world catches a cold".

Works the other way too.
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