1. Emerging-market indicators.
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EMERGING markets , *ECONOMIC indicators , *SARS disease , *INDUSTRIAL productivity , *NATURAL disasters , *DROUGHTS , *FLOODS , *RED Cross & Red Crescent , *ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC conditions in China, 2000- ,ECONOMIC conditions in Russia, 1991- ,HUNGARIAN economy, 1989- - Abstract
China's gross domestic product growth fell to a 12-year low of 6.7% in the year to the second quarter, owing mostly to the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Industrial production in Mexico fell by 2.3% in the 12 months to May, thanks in part to sluggish economic growth in America and increased competition from Chinese imports. Russia's economy remains strong: industrial production rose by 7.0% in the 12 months to June. In the 12 months to May, Hungary's industrial production expanded by a revised 4.4%. More than 608m people suffered from disasters last year, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Drought took a toll in India and Africa, while China and Thailand were swept by floods.
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- 2003