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In a few countries, gas demand has therefore to be curtailed," the report says.

Middle Eastern governments will have to either curb demand or import a lot more expensive gas.

low gas prices encourage consumption and discourage production.

subsidies are set to be terminated at the end of this fiscal year, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to make the subsidies permanent

among children

termination of subsidies for those immunizations was seen as undesirable in light of the fact that an increasing number of young people have been diagnosed with those conditions

routine vaccination program as soon as it can secure funding for them.

Making all seven immunizations part of the routine vaccination program would cost 200 billion yen per year

"It's strange to treat them differently just for budget reasons when they are all important vaccinations

Household spending

strong consumption numbers and an unusually large contribution from professional and scientific services

the sovereign debt crisis

falling demand for Australia's resources may hurt its economy

Medicaid program at least $83 million each year and cost taxpayers as much as $319 million in other health-related costs annually.

2.855 million from 2.963 million

Germany's economy grew by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2012

Earlier Thursday, Germany's statistics office reported a higher than expected rise in retail sales in April, which economists attributed in part to the robust labor market.

However, Germany's Bundesbank warned last week that the first-quarter growth figure likely overstates the country's trend pace. Germany's powerful industrial sector will only make "a relatively small contribution" to growth given the still falling demand from the euro zone, the central bank said. However, a significant growth contribution could come both from construction and consumption, it added.

with volumes dropping sharply after filling advance

about plug-in hybrids that

gasoline prices a

Korea's Hyundai Motor-Kia Motors

Automakers enjoy jump in U.S. sales

Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said that, as drink had become cheaper, alcohol-related hospital admissions had quadrupled and half of prisoners said they were drunk when they committed offences.

alcohol

Labour said minimum pricing could generate profits of more than £125m for alcohol retailers

A study into a 50p minimum alcohol price by Sheffield University said the policy would see a 5.5% cut in drinking - with harmful drinkers' consumption falling by more than 10%, compared with a 2.5% fall for moderate drinkers.

their inventories

consumers increased their spending

overall weakness

businesses building up their stock of goods

confidence

the report showed GDP grew only 0.8% in the fourth quarter, compared with 3.2% in the third.

too weak to warrant higher interest rates any time soon