Sunday, April 1, 2007

FEATURE-Asia's economic sleuths hunt for clues in odd places

(Reuters) - Faced with irregular, sometimes dodgy economic data, analysts turn to cement sales, fast food, newspaper sizes or just about anything that helps them understand the fast-growing and often volatile region.

While those who track economies such as France and Britain receive a regular diet of numbers which officials have gone through with fine-toothed combs, analysts in Asia find statistics are patchy or even open to manipulation.


Read more at Reuters.com Economic News

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