After shrinking by 3% last year, the economy will expand by perhaps 0.5% this year.
It grew by 4.2% last year and is forecast to expand by 5.1% this year.
But big banks say they still expect their lending to expand by another 15-20% this year.
China's economy would probably still expand by around 8-9% even if export growth dried up.
For example, JPMorgan forecasts that transport investment will expand by an impressive 70% in 2009.
Dell figures it can expand by attaching services to the hardware it sells.
Businesses will be able to expand by 100 square metres and industrial units by 200 square metres.
This year it may expand by 3%, though the official forecast is still a more stately 2.5%.
Even during the oil shock of the mid-1970s, world output continued to expand by almost 2% a year.
Trade to expand by 9.5% in 2010 after a dismal 2009, WTO reports.
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They moved to the Littles Lane site in the early 1970s and continued to expand by purchasing extra land.
Vehicle ownership is likely to expand by 4% a year over the next 15 years, further clogging the streets.
This bill would also encourage small companies to expand by permitting them to write off expenses for new equipment.
The Finance Ministry reportedly believes the economy will expand by 4.1% this year.
Netflix continues to expand by geography and methodology and boasts strong consumer loyalty.
Now Jabil hopes to expand by acquiring factories as brand-name manufacturers sell them off to focus on design and marketing.
The lender projects that Asia, excluding Japan, will expand by 6.1% this year, down from a July estimate of 6.6%.
But that leaves plenty of space for specialist websites to expand by offering goods and services to consumers looking for alternatives.
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If less than 5%annual growth sounds unambitious, remember that the industry is expected to expand by only 2% to 3%a year.
Meanwhile the nine states with the highest income tax rates saw their populations expand by an average of only 5.5 percent.
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Lynch calculates that global production capacity will expand by a net 2 million bpd this year and 3 million bpd in 2007.
The conduit will ensure a flow of Siberian oil to fuel China's burgeoning economy--which Beijing estimates will expand by 8% this year.
Many economists had forecast that September exports would expand by about 5%.
According to the Commission, the eurozone's economy would still expand by about 2.5% in 2006, its best rate of expansion since 2000.
The economy, which was expected to grow by over 5% this year, is now thought unlikely to expand by more than 2%.
And, under Obamacare, Medicaid is set to expand by 17 million people.
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Worldwide energy demand, driven by the population growth and industrialization of the developing world, will expand by 40% in the next 20 years.
The World Bank expects Burma's economy to expand by 6.3% in the financial year 2012-13, up from 5.5% in the previous 12 months.
The growth in ARPU, coupled with lower selling, general and administrative Expenses, helped the operating profit margin expand by 362 basis points to 32.47%.
Norwegian has yet to take delivery of the Dreamliner, though the aircraft is vital to its ambitious plan to expand by offering long-haul flights.
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