美国经济首季增长低于预期
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> 2.2 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="inventories">inventories</span> <span word="piled">piled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>.</p><p>随着库存增加和联邦政府缩减开支，今年第一季度美国经济增长2.2%，令人失望。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="annualised">annualised</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.7 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compares">compares</span> <span word="with">with</span> 3 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>年化国内生产总值(<span word="GDP">GDP</span>)增长率低于市场预测的2.7%，且与去年第四季度3%形成对比。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="break">break</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="mediocre">mediocre</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>.</p><p>然而，经济数据黯淡并未打破美国经济平稳扩张（即便不令人振奋）的格局。消费和投资增长过慢，不足以抵消联邦政府缩减开支的影响。</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="blinding">blinding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fading">fading</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Williamson">Williamson</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Markit">Markit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>.伦敦<span word="Markit">Markit</span>首席经济学家克里斯•威廉森(<span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Williamson">Williamson</span>)表示，“美国经济仍是全球经济中的一道亮光，尽管这亮光很难说得上耀眼，而且还显出一些变弱的迹象。”</p><p><span word="Consumption">Consumption</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="robust">robust</span>, <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annualised">annualised</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.9 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> 2 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="only">only</span> 0.4 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3.9 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 4.5 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>.</p>
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