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Consumers lead US recovery

Consumer spending picks up but the latest US growth figures leave some disappointed.

Consumer spending picks up but the latest US growth figures have disappointed some. We take the pulse of shoppers in New York. Meanwhile with Europe's manufacturing in the doldrums - and factory output down across the eurozone yet again - we ask whether it's time for craft work to come to the rescue. And British wartime leader Winston Churchill appears on a banknote for the first time - we ask who you'd like to see on your banknotes and why.

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28 minutes

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Fri 26 Apr 2013 16:32GMT

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  • Fri 26 Apr 2013 16:32GMT