But economists predicted that a slowdown in the economy would dampen employment growth around mid-year.
"In the event of a further slowdown in the global economy, our sense is that most economies in Asia have room for a strong policy response, " said Anoop Singh, director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department.
In the long run, a slowdown in the US economy will reduce the trade gap by reducing imports.
The data comes amid concerns of a slowdown in the global economy, not least due to the ongoing debt crisis in the eurozone.
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All of this was entirely predictable since February when we warned of a sharp slowdown in the economy, while Wall Street was talking about a good recovery.
On the downside, there is a risk that a sharp slowdown in the economy, associated with weak real income growth and the tightening in the supply of credit, pulls inflation materially below the target.
Annual car sales in India have dipped for the first time in a decade, underlining the impact a slowdown in its economy is having on key sectors.
If tourism falls this year and consumers stop spending, it will likely cause a further slowdown in the economy.
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Markets have been hit by two main concerns: a slowdown in the global economy and the sustainability of sovereign debt.
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Continued fears about a slowdown in the global economy and high levels of debt in the eurozone had driven indexes lower for much of the day.
Until Japan can show real progress in clearing up its banking mess, and until a slowdown in the American economy becomes apparent, the yen will weaken further.
Mr. Hong: Because we expect a slowdown in the global economy, our expectation is that inflation in Asia is likely to recede and become less of a concern over the course of the year.
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Otherwise, global commodity ETP assets fell amid concerns about a slowdown in the global economy, said Nicholas Brooks, head of research and investment strategy with ETF Securities in a conference call to outline trends in global ETPs during the April-June period.
But central bank policymaker Halina Wasilewska-Trenkner said Tuesday that she did not expect a significant slowdown in the Polish economy and that the bank should not delay a rate hike to help counter inflation.
The bottle neck in their refining operations is actually an advantage, Barbassa noted, given a coming slowdown in the Brazilian economy.
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Investors are concerned about the effect of the slowdown in the US economy, reinforced on Monday in a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, on the earnings of fragile technology companies.
With luck, a sharp second-quarter slowdown will lead to a calmer economy in the second half of the year as the Asia effect continues to bite and domestic demand slows.
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Still, some analysts say that if the economy emerges from a slowdown caused in part by the government cuts and starts accelerating, the Fed might taper its bond purchases by fall.
Fragile conditions in major economies have further led to a slowdown in Indian exports, exacerbating the turmoil in the South Asian economy which was expanding at a robust 9% pace just before the global financial crisis in 2008.
Mr Rigby is a mite concerned that executives are quite so bullish about the world economy: only 10% are worried about a slowdown in the coming year.
The ensuing slowdown in consumer spending will act as a drag on the economy and tax revenues.
All this comes as the economy is sputtering, thanks in part to a slowdown in the euro zone.
"We think hiring will be more subdued in the second quarter as the economy weathers a consumer spending slowdown and sequestration job cuts, " said Julia Coronado, an economist at BNP Paribas.
But Comcast and its peers also face a long-term slowdown in the pay-TV business as increased competition and a soft economy see distributors sharing a smaller overall pool of total viewers.
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Economists have been warning for months that the shock of higher taxes across the board, including on the middle class, along with a sudden drop in government-related spending will push the economy into a slowdown, if not a recession.
Policy paralysis and a general global slowdown, especially in emerging markets, took a huge bite out of the Indian economy.
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But it expanded the target to 5.3% in October as the economy went into a sharp slowdown, hurting its revenue growth.
So with the economy: the Bank's hopes for a disciplined slowdown in the housing market, borrowing and consumer spending will be difficult to achieve.
With the Colombian economy firing on all cylinders, despite a temporary slowdown in 2008 due to the global financial crisis, GNB Sudameris continued to grow.
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