国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Conservative win not enough to boost UK economy
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landslide">landslide</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="clears">clears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> (<span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Goodwin">Goodwin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fog">fog</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="near">near</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> 0.3 <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="and">and</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> 0.2-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="contraction">contraction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>.</p><p><span word="Economists">Economists</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Moore">Moore</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="provider">provider</span> <span word="IHS">IHS</span> <span word="Markit">Markit</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="November">November</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Purchasing">Purchasing</span> <span word="Managers">Managers</span>' <span word="Index">Index</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> "<span word="collectively">collectively</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="staggering">staggering</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stabilization">stabilization</span>."</p>
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