BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 24, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE

Not So Fast


U.S. growth may have peaked, but Europe and Japan won't pick up the slack

                    ------------GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT-----------
                    1999                2000*               2001*

WORLD               3.4%                4.5%                3.0%
U.S.                4.2                 5.0                 2.0
EURO ZONE           2.3                 3.1                 2.3
JAPAN               0.2                 1.9                 2.6


* Forecasted growth

DATA: HSBC SECURITIES


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