On 26 Jun 2003 at 13:07, Dan Minette wrote: > **One might argue for including 45-47. However, if one doesn't > include the great wartime improvement in GDP between 41 & 45, I don't > think one should include the relatively small letdown right after the > war.
That's certainly a factor for Europe - Britain effectively spent itself into oblivion during WW2, and a lot of Europe got hammered - and a lot of the rest was promptly dumped into community regiemes. However, I'm going to suggest that the data you have isn't entirely accurate. Europe as a whole is about to expand, and the countries which it is expanding TO...some were community and still have rapidly growing markets. The dropping of trade barriers alone would do a lot to the European growth, and the Euro is a further factor. I wouldn't be complacent as an American. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
