Weekly Report - 24 May 2005

MEXICO | Growth decelerates. GDP growth in the first quarter of the year reached only 2.4%, more than a point shy of the forecasts made by the government and private analysts. This reflected contractions in both agriculture (-1.5%) and industry (-0.2%), with expansion recorded only in the services (+4.1%).

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