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China's central authorities vowed to maintain steady economic growth in the second half of 2013 despite the "extremely complicated domestic and international conditions." Macro policy should be stable, micro policy should be flexible and social policy should support the bottom line and all of them should be coordinated, the state news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.

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Confidence among British consumer surged to its highest level in more than three years in July, a report from GfK NOP revealed Wednesday. The consumer sentiment index based on a survey by GfK rose to -16 in July from -21 in June. The score was the highest since April 2010. The survey was conducted between July 2 and 21, a few days before the gross domestic product figures were released.

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Brazil producer prices increased slightly faster pace in June, data released by the statistical office IBGE showed on Wednesday.

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Cyprus' output prices declined for a second straight month in June, data released by the statistical office showed on Wednesday.

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Chicago-area business activity expanded at a faster rate in the month of July, MNI Indicators revealed in a report on Wednesday, although the Chicago business barometer rose by less than expected. MNI Indicators said the Chicago business barometer climbed to 52.3 in July from 51.6 in June, with a reading above 50 indicating an increase in regional business activity.

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Georgia's economy grew in the second quarter, the National Statistics Office said on Wednesday, citing preliminary estimations based on monthly data.

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Export prices in Australia eased 0.3 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

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Export prices in Australia were down 0.3 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

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Denmark's unemployment rate stood unchanged in June, after easing in May, data released by Statistics Denmark showed on Thursday.

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Operating conditions across China's manufacturing sector improved unexpectedly in July, results of a joint survey conducted by China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) and the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday. The purchasing managers' index, a gauge of manufacturing sector performance, rose to 50.3 in July from 50.1 in June, against expectations for a decline to 49.8.

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