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Thursday, January 22, 2009

China’s Growth Rate Drops to 9 Percent


“China’s economic growth slowed to 9% last year, its lowest rate of growth for seven years. The world’s third-largest economy was hit hard by the global financial crisis that led to a fall in orders for Chinese exports.” (BBC News, Thursday)

It’s a global economy.

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  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.