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CANADA'S ECONOMY OUTPACING THE US

IMF says Canada will likely outperform this year, sees slower growth in 2011 Thu Jul 8, 9:57 AM Joe Mcdonald, The Associated Press Email StoryIM StoryPrintable View.By Joe Mcdonald, The Associated Press BEIJING, China - Canada's economy is on track to grow more quickly this year than previously expected, putting it ahead of the United States and most other advanced economies, according to new estimates from International Monetary Fund. The IMF said Thursday it's raising the 2010 growth forecast for Canada to 3.6 per cent from its previous estimate of 3.1 per cent, issued in April. The IMF's July report also raised its U.S. growth estimate to 3.3 per cent, up from 3.1 per cent and its world estimate to 4.6 per cent from 4.2 per cent. Asian countries with rapidly maturing economies will grow more quickly than the United States, Japan and European countries that have historically been more advanced. China's growth for this year, for instance, is now projected at 10.5 per c