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UK GDP grew by 2.6% in 2014 as a whole, ONS figures show

UK economy sees fastest annual growth since 2007

Britain's economy recorded its fastest annual growth since 2007 last year despite a bigger than expected slowdown in the final three months of 2014.

Business • 27 Jan 15

Oil prices have fallen by almost 50% in recent months

Oil prices fall again in weak trade

Oil prices fell in thin pre-holiday trade today, but analysts said losses were curbed by upbeat sentiment over a strong US economic growth report.

Business • 24 Dec 14

Growth in the third quarter was revised upwards by more than 1%

US economy grew by 5% in third quarter

The US economy grew at its quickest pace in eleven years in the third quarter, the strongest sign yet that growth has decisively shifted into higher gear.

Business • 23 Dec 14

Size of the Chinese economy revised up by $305 billion for last year

China revises up size of its economy for 2013

China revised up the size of its economy in 2013 but sees that having little effect on economic growth this year.

Business • 19 Dec 14

On an annual basis, the economy has grown by 3.5% in GDP terms and by 2.5% in GNP terms

GDP inches 0.1% higher in third quarter - CSO

Economic growth in the third quarter was largely unchanged from the second quarter, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 11 Dec 14

India's economy grew by 5.3% in latest quarter - beating expectations

India's quarterly growth rises 5.3%

India said its economy grew by 5.3% in the three months to September - weaker than the previous quarter and stirring hopes of an interest rate cut to spur investment.

Business • 28 Nov 14

UK economic growth slowed to 0.7% in the third quarter of 2014

UK third quarter growth confirmed at 0.7%

British economic growth slowed to 0.7% in the third quarter of 2014 from output in the previous three months, official data showed today.

Business • 26 Nov 14

UK's GDP grew as expected by 0.7%, the seventh quarter in a row in which it has increased

UK economy grew by 0.7% in third quarter

The pace of the UK recovery slowed in the third quarter of the year as manufacturing posted its weakest performance since the start of 2013.

Business • 24 Oct 14

Italy's GDP rose slightly from a 0.1% decline for the first quarter to a flat reading, new recalculated figures show

Italy out of recession thanks to black market

Italy discovered it was no longer in a recession today thanks to a change in data calculations across the European Union which includes illegal economic activities in the GDP measure.

Business • 15 Oct 14

Central Bank predicts that GDP will expand by 4.5% in 2014

Central Bank eyes GDP growth of 4.5% for this year

The Central Bank has nearly doubled its prediction for economic growth this year, largely due to a higher than expected level of exports.

Business • 03 Oct 14

Domestic demand was set to grow by 4.1% this year, according to Goodbody

Goodbody increases Irish growth forecasts

The Irish economy will grow by 5.3% this year and a further 4% in 2015, according to Goodbody Stockbrokers.

Business • 01 Oct 14

Spain's draft budget predicts GDP growth of 2% next year

Spain's debt-to-GDP ratio to top 100% in 2015

Spain's public debt ratio will top the symbolic level of 100% of national output next year before it starts dropping in 2017, the government's 2015 budget proposal has shown.

Business • 30 Sep 14

Finance Minister Michael Noonan says he is now looking at a fiscally neutral Budget next month

Noonan upgrades growth forecast again

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said the economy may grow by as much as 4.5% this year.

Business • 18 Sep 14

Michael Noonan gave the improved forecast ahead of Fine Gael's think-in, which is taking place in Cork

Economy set to grow by 3% this year - Noonan

The economy is set to grow by a better-than-expected 3% this year, according to Minister for Finance Michael Noonan.

Business • 12 Sep 14

UK economy grew by 0.8% in second quarter

Britain's economy grew by 0.8% in the second quarter of 2014 compared with output in the first three months of the year, official data showed today.

Business • 15 Aug 14

Chinese retail sales and industrial output beat forecasts

Chinese GDP growth slightly ahead of expectations

Asian stocks have held stubbornly steady after China reported economic growth that was just ahead of market expectations, drawing a sigh of relief from investors rather than outright applause.

Business • 16 Jul 14

Irish GDP rose by 2.7% in the first quarter of this year, while last year's growth was revised upwards

Economy sees strong GDP growth of 2.7% in Q1

Economic growth figures have been substantially revised upwards, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

News • 03 Jul 14

UK economy saw GDP rise by 0.8% in first three months of 2014

UK Q1 growth supported by business investment rise

Britain's robust first quarter economic growth was supported by the fastest expansion in business investment in two years.

Business • 27 Jun 14

US economy slowdown in first quarter much steeper than first thought

US economy contracted by 2.9% in first quarter

The US economy contracted at a much steeper pace than previously estimated in the first quarter, but there are indications that growth has since rebounded strongly.

Business • 25 Jun 14

The US economy has been buckling under the weight of a severe winter, but there are signs activity has since rebounded

US economy contracted in first quarter as expected

The US economy contracted in the first quarter for the first time in three years, new figures show.

Business • 29 May 14

Euro zone's fourth quarter performance was revised lower

Euro zone Q1 growth of 0.2% falls below forecasts

The euro zone economy grew much slower than expected in the first quarter of 2014, official data showed today.

Business • 15 May 14

US consumer spending slows down in first three months of 2014

US economy slows to just 0.1% growth in Q1

The US economy barely grew in the first three months of the year amid severe winter weather, official data showed today.

Business • 30 Apr 14

The Central Bank said the clearest sign of recovery has been the growth in employment

Central Bank predicts continuing economic recovery

The Central Bank has said it expects the economy to grow by 2% of GDP this year, driven by employment growth, investment by companies and improving economic conditions in other countries.

News • 04 Apr 14

US gross domestic product expanded at a 2.6% annual rate in the last three months of 2013

US fourth quarter growth raised up to 2.6%

US economic growth was slightly faster than previously estimated in the fourth quarter, new figures show.

Business • 27 Mar 14

2013's GDP figures show contraction of 0.3%, but GNP grew by 3.4%

Irish economy shrank by 0.3% last year - CSO

Declining profits by major pharmaceutical companies here have been blamed for a drop in Ireland's economic growth - as measured by GDP - for last year.

Business • 13 Mar 14