We now expect GDP growth of only 1% this year (compared to our previous forecast of 1.5%). We still expect growth of only 1.5% in 2012 and think that the economy will struggle to expand by more than 2% or so in 2013. Depending on how the euro-zone debt crisis evolves, even these forecasts may be too optimistic.
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