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Article: Mersey economy faces long haul to match British rivals.(News)
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- April 2, 2004
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Byline: LARRY NEILD Deputy Business Editor
MERSEYSIDE'Seconomy could still be lagging behind the national average 10 years from now,despite the big gest spending spree in the region's history.
A report published today by the Mersey Partnership shows that the area has one of the country's fastest-growing economies.
But two decades of decline have left Liverpool and its neighbours trailing behind most of the country,placing Merseyside's economic performance at fourth from bottom in a national chart.
One report compiled for city council leaders in Liverpool has predicted that the main measure used to chart economic performance could be ...