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Uncertainty weighs heavily on US economy

20/03/2003

Weighed down by fears of a war with Iraq, the US economy has faltered in recent weeks. Retail sales fell 1.6% and the economy shrank by more than 300,000 jobs, with 400,000 people a week filing for unemployment benefits.

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