By contrast, the OECD said its leading indicators for China pointed to "a more positive outlook compared with last month's assessment" and suggest growth will pick up.
Every month this year, more American troops have been killed as compared with the same month last year.
According to figures from Sao Paulo's public security ministry, 176 people were killed last month, compared with 82 in October last year.
The economy expanded by 3.9% in January compared with the same month last year.
Colombia's exports to its neighbour were down more than 70% in January, compared with the same month last year.
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Prestwick Airport saw a drop of nearly 20% in passenger numbers in July, compared with the same month last year.
Prestwick Airport saw a drop of nearly 20% in passenger numbers in July 2011, compared with the same month last year.
According to the Eurostat data, Spain saw the biggest fall, with retail sales down 10.5% compared with the same month last year.
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Car manufacturing rose 10.7% in August compared with the same month last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
The baked bean index - my colleague Anthony Reuben noted in the spring how the value of sales of baked beans - a classic recession food - had risen 21.6% in April compared with the same month last year.
The number of Scottish businesses going bust last month has halved compared with the same time last year, according to credit rating agency Experian.
However, growth in online sales slowed, rising by 6.6% last month compared with a 13.9% increase in March 2012.
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reached 3.3% last month compared with 2.9% in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Sunday that 35 out of 70 cities monitored saw price increases last month compared with 31 cities in September.
And full-size SUVs sat on dealer lots an average of 68 days last month compared with just 50 days a year ago, according to Power Information Network, an affiliate of J.
The NRF back-to-school outlook goes against the grain of recent lackluster news on the retail front, from a small industry sales decline in June to a reduced July sales forecast from discount giant Target, which announced on Monday that it expects to grow same-store sales 3% to 4% this month compared with last July's sales, down from an earlier 4% to 6% forecast.
The NRF back-to-school outlook goes against the grain of recent lackluster news on the retail front, from a small industry sales decline in June to a reduced July sales forecast from discount giant Target (nyse: TGT - news - people ), which announced on Monday that it expects to grow same-store sales 3% to 4% this month compared with last July's sales, down from an earlier 4% to 6% forecast.
Average monthly hours worked decreased by 0.9%, or almost one hour, compared with the increase of five minutes seen last month.
The data showed personal income also grew last month, rising by 0.2%, compared with 1.1% the previous month.
Annual rates furthered their decline in April, with the 20-city composite accelerating its fall to -4% over April 2010, compared with a decline of 3.8% last month over its reading a year ago.
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Almost a third more repossession cases were initiated in sheriff courts last year compared with the previous 12-month period, up 29% to 6, 752, although this is significantly lower than in 2008-09 when it was 10, 141.
At present there are an average of 10 applications for selling playing fields each month, compared with 40 under the last government, the Department for Education says.
The stock fell more than 3% in extended trading after the company reported miles flown by paying passengers fell to 6.75 billion, compared with 8.15 billion in the same month last year.
Retail sales in Germany did fall unexpectedly in January by 1.6% compared with the previous month, the biggest drop since May last year, official figures have shown.
The growth of the Chinese auto industry has been under pressure in recent month compared to last year when Beijing boosted demand with tax cuts and subsidies.
The increase in same-store sales so far this year has slowed to 3%, compared with a 4% hike last year over 2003, although the company did see a rebound last month.
As The Wall Street Journal reported last month, crime in the city's largest parks rose 7% in 2012 compared with the previous year.
Last month, official figures showed that Spain's economy did not expand between July and September compared with the previous three months.
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