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| In graphics: The eurozone's crisis | In graphics: The eurozone's crisis |
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| Gross domestic product (GDP) is the value of all the goods and services produced by a country. | Gross domestic product (GDP) is the value of all the goods and services produced by a country. |
| This chart shows how much GDP has grown, or contracted, every year since the launch of the euro. | This chart shows how much GDP has grown, or contracted, every year since the launch of the euro. |
| It shows very clearly the damage caused to the whole of the eurozone by the financial crisis. | It shows very clearly the damage caused to the whole of the eurozone by the financial crisis. |
| Notice that while Portugal did not experience a huge dip in 2009, its GDP growth was relatively low for much of the previous decade, which made the big infrastructure projects it was pursuing difficult to afford. | Notice that while Portugal did not experience a huge dip in 2009, its GDP growth was relatively low for much of the previous decade, which made the big infrastructure projects it was pursuing difficult to afford. |
| The chart shows data for all of the countries that officially use the euro as well as the UK, which is included to allow for comparisons. | The chart shows data for all of the countries that officially use the euro as well as the UK, which is included to allow for comparisons. |
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