Economy slows sharply in first quarter
(AFP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080627/capt.cps.mvm18.270608122915.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3NLYq98URmJxOypM968rfQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A construction crane is pictured on a building site in central London. The economy grew by only 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the final three months of 2007, official figures have shown.(AFP/File/Carl De Souza)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080627/wl_uk_afp/britaineconomygrowth)AFP - The economy grew by the slowest quarterly rate since 2005 in the first three months of the year, official data showed on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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