Texto II
BRAZIL'S ECONOMY LEAVES RECESSION
[5] Brazil has come out of recession after its
economy grew in the April-to-June quarter.
The largest economy in Latin America
expanded by 1.9% in the second quarter from
[10] the previous three months. Data also showed
Sweden emerged from recession on Friday, a
sign that economies are starting to recover
from the global economic downturn. Other
countries that have come out recession
[15] include the eurozone's largest economies,
Germany and France. Japan, the world's
second-largest economy, also grew by 0.6%
in the second quarter, less than the 0.9%
growth the government initially estimated.
[20] Most countries have enacted large stimulus
packages to pull themselves out of the slump.
Brazil has poured money into large-scale
public infrastructure projects, cut taxes on
new cars and passed tax breaks on
[25] companies and individuals. The return to
growth means that Brazil's recession was
comparatively short, amounting to just two
quarters of negative growth. The economy
shrank by 1% in the first three months of
[30] 2009, a revision from the previouslyannounced
0.8%, said statistics agency
IBGE. In the last quarter of 2008, Brazil saw a
contraction of 3.4%, itself a revision from an
earlier figure of 3.8%. On Thursday, the
[35] Brazilian government said inflation had
slowed in August, giving a total of 4.4% for
the past 12 months. The rate is below the
central bank's 2009 inflation target of 4.5%.
Fonte: http://news.bbc.co.uk (Acessado em 14/09/09)
O valor de 4,5% (ℓ 33), refere-se:
