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Wed 11 Nov 2009US recovery weaker than first thought
THE US economy has not sprung back as strongly as previously thought, data showed yesterday, while other figures revealed that the recovery in housing and confidence remained brittle.
The recession is effectively over in the world’s largest economy, but relief has been tempered with concern over how robust the recovery will prove to be once the US government starts to remove some of its expensive support.
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