* growth reaches 5.0 pct in Q4, up from 3.8 pct year ago * Accelerates to 3.4 pct qtr/qtr vs 2.7 pct in Q4 * **n-oil sector slows yr/yr, hydrocarbons up * June PMI at 5-month high signals stabilisation in Q2 * Bahrain Q1 GDP growth 3.1 pct yr/yr, lowest since 2012 * Oman **minal GDP rises 4.6 pct yr/yr in Q1 By Martin Dokoupil DUBAI, July 3 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's eco**mic growth eased to an annual rate of 4.7 percent in the first three months of 2014 as labour market measures curbed activity in some sectors, but the expansion was still stronger and more widespread than growth a year ago, data showed on Thursday. eco**mic growth in the world's top oil exporter reached 5.0 percent in October-December, the fastest pace since the third quarter of 2012.
07-04-2014, 08:41 AM
lk-Saudi Q1 eco**mic growth slows to 4.7 pct y/y, labour reforms weigh
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