• Australia’s unemployment rate for June fell 0.1 percent compared to the previous month and dropped 0.6 percent from June 2004.

  • India’s first-quarter GDP rose by 11.7 percent over the same quarter in 2004, falling 1.1 percent compared to Q4.

  • Hong Kong’s preliminary jobless rate remained at 5.7 percent from April to June, a 1.2-percent increase from the same period in 2004.

  • Japan’s June jobless rate remained stable at 4.4 percent, a 0.2-percent decrease over June 2004.

  • China’s trade surplus is expected to top $80 billion in 2005, according to a government official. China’s 2004 trade surplus was $32 billion, but a huge growth in exports has already given the Chinese a $39 billion surplus through the first six months of 2005.

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