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In Germany, a government official told Reuters the economy contracted for a second consecutive quarter in the July-September period, putting the economy in recession.

A report this month from Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union, is expected to show the euro zone's economy back in recession, with gross domestic product contracting for a second consecutive quarter in the three months through September.

Unit labor costs rose for a second consecutive quarter after declining in four of the previous five quarters, the productivity report showed.

Trade, however, was a drag for a second consecutive quarter as some of the increase in domestic demand was met by a surge in imports.

Japan's GDP probably fell for a second consecutive quarter; its industrial production plunged at an annual rate of 17% in the first six months of this year.

The results surpassed estimates for a second consecutive quarter.

Lucent reported net income for a second consecutive quarter after 13 quarters of losses.

Third-quarter GDP figures are likely to show the euro-area economies outpacing America's for a second consecutive quarter.

5.    Japan's economy has contracted for a second consecutive quarter, putting it into recession.

Ford reported a third-quarter net loss of $692 million, posting a second consecutive quarter of losses for the first time in nearly a decade.

The world's third largest economy unexpectedly fell into a technical recession after shrinking for the second consecutive quarter in July to September.