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The section presents news briefs and charted data showing economic and financial indicators for a list of 15 developed countries, including the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, the Euro area and individual European countries, plus closer looks at the Economist's poll of economic forecasters, and trade volumes. Consumer confidence in America suffered a surprise blow. American economic growth in the second quarter was revised up for the second time. The European Commission's euro-area economic-sentiment index rose in September to its highest level this year. Australia's industrial production grew by 1.3% in the year to the second quarter. Britain's GDP grew by twice as much as originally estimated in the second quarter.

Presents news briefs related to statistics and numbers from Canada and around the world, as of June, 2001. Rate of personal income growth in Canada; Annual growth of Japan's gross domestic product; Sales of the hybrid automobile known as the Prius by Toyota; Intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews in Britain; Number of the world's languages spoken by more than one million people; Others.

Presents news briefs related to statistics and numbers from Canada and around the world, as of June, 2001. Rate of personal income growth in Canada; Annual growth of Japan's gross domestic product; Sales of the hybrid automobile known as the Prius by Toyota; Intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews in Britain; Number of the world's languages spoken by more than one million people; Others.

Presents news briefs related to statistics and numbers from Canada and around the world, as of June, 2001. Rate of personal income growth in Canada; Annual growth of Japan's gross domestic product; Sales of the hybrid automobile known as the Prius by Toyota; Intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews in Britain; Number of the world's languages spoken by more than one million people; Others.