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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (925)	3/14/2004 8:52:01 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1017

lizzie, we have 138.3 million, non farm, employed

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (925)	3/16/2004 10:14:31 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 1017

On similar lines, the very low growth for France in 2003 (0.2%) would include a GDP rise of 0.6% in Q4, following 0.4% in Q3. Much of the recovery is explained by the improvement in the international environment, as French exports have started to grow again since the middle of the year. Interest rates remain low and this is encouraging house purchases in particular. Consumption is rising but at a modest rate. Purchasing power growth has in fact been slowing down for the past two years, as a result of the slowdown in earned income due to the decline in employment. Total payrolls in the private sector are thought to have fallen by 40,000 in 2003, the result being a steady rise in the unemployment rate (to 9.8% in December) and this has prompted cautious consumption behaviour. insee.fr