国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Business, consumer confidence improves in Italy, but economy remains moribund
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 6-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="improving">improving</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clue">clue</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>.</p><p><span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="ticked">ticked</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="dose">dose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="broadly">broadly</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>.</p><p><span word="Surveys">Surveys</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> -- <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> -- <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="data">data</span> "<span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="marginally">marginally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="months">months</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulletin">bulletin</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Giuseppe">Giuseppe</span> <span word="Conte">Conte</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2020 <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uptick">uptick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="prescribed">prescribed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="assumptions">assumptions</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span>.</p><p>"<span word="These">These</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span>," <span word="Lucio">Lucio</span> <span word="Poma">Poma</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ferrara">Ferrara</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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