国际英语资讯:News Analysis: UK GDP growth weathers Brexit vagaries
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 10-- <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>-<span word="fuelled">fuelled</span> <span word="stockpiling">stockpiling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>.</p><p><span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> (<span word="ONS">ONS</span>) <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="at">at</span> 0.3 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="FIGURES">FIGURES</span> <span word="BETTER">BETTER</span> <span word="THAN">THAN</span> <span word="EXPECTED">EXPECTED</span></p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lackluster">lackluster</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="subdue">subdue</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>. <span word="Partly">Partly</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="up">up</span>," <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="Archer">Archer</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="EY">EY</span> <span word="ITEM">ITEM</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="forecasting">forecasting</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="lows">lows</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="at">at</span> 0.3 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preceding">preceding</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>," <span word="Archer">Archer</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="stockpiling">stockpiling</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freshest">freshest</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 0.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="spiking">spiking</span> 0.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="month">month</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Archer">Archer</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="stockpiling">stockpiling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Archer">Archer</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="stockpiling">stockpiling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inputs">inputs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="products">products</span>.</p>
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