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Strategies & Market Trends : Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (18911)	12/18/2004 5:24:52 AM
From: Chispas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

SLOWER GROWTH IN FORECAST ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Posted on Sat., Dec. 18, 2004 The New York Times The Bush administration predicts that economic growth will slow next year but remain strong enough to reduce unemployment. Here are the predictions: 3.5 percent: economic growth in 2005, down from about 4 percent this year and roughly in line with private forecasts. 2.3 million: number of jobs to be added. 5.3 percent: unemployment rate, down from 5.4 percent this year. (Can you hear those hedonic calculators being loaded? - Chispas) 2 percent: inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, down from 3.5 percent this year.