国际英语资讯:EU cuts economic growth forecast for 2019, 2020
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 7-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> (<span word="GDP">GDP</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020 <span word="and">and</span> 2021.</p><p><span word="Compared">Compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="projections">projections</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="downgraded">downgraded</span> <span word="by">by</span> 0.1 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2019 <span word="and">and</span> 0.2 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="now">now</span> "<span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protracted">protracted</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="subdued">subdued</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="muted">muted</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="supportive">supportive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dampened">dampened</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>, <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="domestically">domestically</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Dialogue">Dialogue</span> <span word="Valdis">Valdis</span> <span word="Dombrovskis">Dombrovskis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="face">face</span> "<span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>," <span word="including">including</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span>, <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="persistent">persistent</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>."</p>
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