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China, India, and the United States contributed the most to G20's economic growth in Q2 2024, 1 although Brazil and Saudi Arabia saw the highest growth rates (both at 1.4%). Growth in both China and India slowed (from 1.5% to 0.7% and from 1.7% to 1.3%, respectively). Japan saw a significant recovery, from a 0.6% contraction in Q1 to a 0.7% expansion in Q2, whereas the United States recorded a more modest increase, from 0.4% to 0.7%. The remaining G20 countries experienced weaker growth than the G20 as a whole, with GDP in Korea and Germany even contracting (by 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively). Growth in Turkey slowed sharply, from 1.4% to 0.1%. France, Italy, and the United Kingdom recorded minor decreases (with growth rates of 0.2%, 0.2% and 0.6% respectively). On the other hand, Canada and Mexico saw small increases (to 0.5% and 0.2%, respectively), while growth picked up in South Africa to 0.4% in Q2, after no growth in Q1. Growth remained stable in Australia at 0.2% and little change was observed in the European Union and the euro area, both zones recording 0.2% in Q2 compared to 0.3% in Q1 2024. |
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