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Offers charted and graphed data for economic indicators and an overview of emerging markets. Industrial production in China increased by 15.7% in the year to October. In Malaysia, industrial output rose by 9.8% in the 12 months to September, the slowest growth for a year. In the Philippines, consumer prices rose by 7.1% in the year to October. Industrial production in Brazil was flat in September. In Turkey, growth in industrial output slowed to 5.4% in the year to September.

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.