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EM industrial boom a mostly Asian story

Industrial output in the emerging world has increased by a remarkable 30% in the past five years. Yet impressive growth at an aggregate level masks a wide variation in the performance of individual regions. Almost all of the increase in output since 2008 has been in Asia. In contrast, industry in Latin America and parts of Emerging Europe has experienced a lost half-decade of growth.

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