Directions: Below each question, some sentences are given, find the sentence which is not really contributing to the main theme and OUT of the passage or find the odd sentence and rearrange the remaining sentences to make a coherent paragraph.

(A) Japan is likely to pull out of a recession in 2012, as post-earthquake reconstruction efforts gather momentum and the fiscal stimulus announced in 2011 begins to pay off.

(B) The consensus estimate for growth in Japan is a respectable 3% for 2012.

(C) The Germans and British come on top for using online shopping with 75% of respondents in both countries having bought something online in the past three months. 

(D) Growth might decelerate further from the 9% that it expected to clock in 2011, but is unlikely to drop below 8-8.5% in 2012.

(E) If these trends sustain, the US might post better growth numbers for 2012 than the 1.5-1.8% being forecast currently.