Washington -- The Commerce Department Friday raised its estimate of U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter from 5.7 percent to 5.9 percent.

Bucharest -- Romania's gross domestic product decreased by 7.2 percent in 2009, the National Statistics Institute reported from Bucharest Friday.

Brussels -- The statistical office for the European Union, Eurostat, Friday said the gross domestic product in Europe was nearly flat in the fourth quarter.

Sofia -- Bulgaria's gross domestic product fell by 5.1 percent in 2009, ending a three-year growth pattern, the National Statistics Office in Sofia said Friday.

Washington -- The U.S. economy climbed for the second consecutive quarter to close out 2009, jumping a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.7 percent, the government said.

London, December 29 -- According to latest figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, unemployment in U.K. will reach 2.8 million, rising continuously for the first six months of 2010.

Raykjavik -- Iceland's gross domestic product fell 7.2 percent on an annual basis in the third quarter and 5.7 percent from the second quarter, the government said.