México was one of seven countries that are members of the G20 that showed economic growth during the first quarter of this year compared to the last quarter of 2013. Although the growth of 0.3 percent was not stunning, it was better than most other countries.
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) , the Mexican economy went from an increase of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 to a growth of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2014, making three consecutive up quarters.
According to preliminary estimates the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for all G20 countries was 0.8 percent for the first quarter of 2014, unchanged from the last quarter of 2013.
The top performing counties were Australia from 0.8 percent in the last quarter of 2013 to 1.1 percent in the first quarter of 2014, Germany from 0.4 to 0.8 percent, India from 1.1 to 2.1 percent, Japan 0.1 to 1.6 percent, México 0.1 to 0.3 percent, Turkey 0.9 to 1.7 percent and Britain 0.7 to 0.8 percent.
(from Azteca Noticias)
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