Nor is the headline figure a perfect reflection of economic health (though the underlying data is right useful).

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It produces counterintuitive results all the time, which, upon reflection, make perfect sense.

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The "phase of reflection" the Brussels summit has prescribed itself is a perfect symbol for this.

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