国际英语资讯:Interview: Manufacturing to provide main impetus in British economic growth
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 10-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="bolstered">bolstered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="buoyant">buoyant</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="undergoes">undergoes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span>," <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="Gregory">Gregory</span>, <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="macroeconomic">macroeconomic</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Forward">Forward</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="balances">balances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="months">months</span>," <span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="intentions">intentions</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="recruits">recruits</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="upbeat">upbeat</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span>."</p><p><span word="Growth">Growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="outstripping">outstripping</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2007.</p><p><span word="Official">Official</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="well">well</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> 0.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p><p><span word="November">November</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Markit">Markit</span>/<span word="CIPS">CIPS</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="managers">managers</span>' <span word="index">index</span> (<span word="PMI">PMI</span>) <span word="outperformed">outperformed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2011.</p>
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