- The UK’s December jobless rate dropped 0.1 percent from the previous month to 5.5 percent, but that represented a 0.4 percent increase from December 2005. And the country’s GDP for the fourth quarter grew 0.8 percent and 3 percent on an annual basis. The UK Office of National Statistics said 2006 GDPgr ew 2.7 percent from the previous year.
- Germany’s December unemployment rate remained at 9.6 percent for the second straight month, but dropped 1.5 percent from the previous year.
- France’s November jobless rate fell 0.1 percent from the prior month to 8.7 percent, a drop of 1 percent compared to December 2005.
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