国际英语资讯:Modest British economic growth defies Brexit gloom predictions
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 22-- <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="derail">derail</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> 0.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> (<span word="Q">Q</span>3), <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 0.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>, <span word="really">really</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>," <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="Archer">Archer</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> (<span word="ONS">ONS</span>) <span word="released">released</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Q">Q</span>3 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="revisions">revisions</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="versions">versions</span>.</p><p><span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Archer">Archer</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="EY">EY</span> <span word="Item">Item</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>.</p><p><span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="principally">principally</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span>-<span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span> <span word="Price">Price</span> <span word="Index">Index</span> (<span word="CPI">CPI</span>) <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>).</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 0.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2016, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sterling">sterling</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1.48 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1.22 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>, <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>.</p><p><span word="Consumers">Consumers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="outstripped">outstripped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>.</p>
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