Katrina seen hurting 2005 growth
5th Sep 2005, 15:16 GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the U.S. Gulf Coast will hit the world's biggest economy harder than any previous storm, analysts say, but the blow to growth could be more than offset later by the boost from reconstruction.
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