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Consumer Spending At Risk, But Government On Hand

May 2008 | Economic Analysis

BMI View: We have revised our real GDP growth forecasts up for 2008-2012, on the back of another quarter of stellar oil prices. We see government spending driving overall expansion throughout the forecast period.

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