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Chapter 15

A recent report about the state of the UK economy in early 2008 is available here:
The Economist, 26 January 2008
www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10566625

A more optimistic assessment of the world economy is:
The Economist, 26 January 2008
www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10564141

For a recent assessment of current slowdown in the US economy see:
Financial Times, 3 January 2008
search.ft.com/ftArticle?queryText=Danger+ahead%3A
+The+prospects+of+recession+again+confronts+America&y=7&aje=false&x=17&id=080102000324&ct=0
Financial Times, 12 January 2008
www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10498499

The following is a guide to CPI data and a link to latest news on inflation:
National Statistics online
www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=181

Latest UK GDP data and links to sources and methods are on:
National Statistics online
www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=192

The possibility that the UK economy may fall into a recession is discussed in:
BBC, Tuesday, July 8, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7494508.stm