A moderate rate of recovery in the euro area

Despite the moderate rate of economic growth, employment edged up further in Western Europe in 2005.

The English-speaking Caribbean had a mixed performance, but on the whole managed to achieve a moderate rate of growth.

Investment in construction also continued to expand in 2006, although at more moderate rates of about 9 per cent.

The world demand for crude oil continued to grow in 2006, albeit at a more moderate rate than in 2005.

Prices have, in fact, increased at a fairly moderate rate, given the generalized appreciation of local currencies, as discussed in more detail below.

They are not inclined to engage in long-term development-oriented lending at moderate rates of interest (Stallings and Studart 2006).

Table 7.5 indicate that women's overall participation in the public sector has increased at moderate rate from 33.0 percent in 1990 to 44.7 percent in 2001.

A relatively low population density and a moderate rate of natural resource utilization relative to neighbouring countries have allowed significant natural and cultivated biological resources to survive.

This is the combined result of internal demographic factors, a relatively high birth rate, a moderate death rate and mass emigration of working-age inhabitants.