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245			_aEconomic data
260			_c2003
490			_aRICS UK Economic Brief _vApril 2003, (2)
520			_aThe economic downturn in 2002 saw an 8% drop in capital spending and business investment as a proportion of gross operating surplus fell to 44.4% in 2002 compared with a peak of 53.3% in 1998. GDP growth which has risen by 2.2% this year is expected to rise by 1.25% in the second half of this year and by 3-3.5% in 2004 and 2005. This forecast is criticised by many as too optimistic with independent economists going for growth of 2.0% in 2003 and 2.4% in 2004. For the RICS UK Economic Brief: http://www.rics.org/ricscms/bin/show?class=Brief&template=/includes/showbrief.html&id=475
590			_aWB
650			_aRICS UK ECONOMIC BRIEF
650			_aECONOMY
650			_aGDP
650			_aECONOMIC GROWTH
650			_aCAPITAL SPENDING
650			_aBUSINESS INVESTMENT
690			_aECONOMIC ISSUES
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