Brazil, Russia, India and China make up the BRIC countries; all four have been experiencing slowdowns in growth and enter 2016 facing distinct economic challenges (The World in 2016). Annualised quarterly growth rates measure the change in real GDP compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The question will be suspended on 31 December 2015 and will close once the BRIC governments release annualized growth for the quarter ending in December of 2015. Media coverage of the growth rates for the quarter ending September of 2015 can be seen here: Brazil , Russia, India, China.