国际英语资讯:Yearender: U.S. economy slows in 2019, thorny road ahead
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 24-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="robust">robust</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="as">as</span> 2019 <span word="draws">draws</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="abated">abated</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="contracting">contracting</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bumps">bumps</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorny">thorny</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="synchronized">synchronized</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span>.</p><p><span word="MIXED">MIXED</span> <span word="PICTURE">PICTURE</span></p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.1 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="deceleration">deceleration</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="forecasters">forecasters</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> (<span word="NABE">NABE</span>) <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Gross">Gross</span> <span word="Domestic">Domestic</span> <span word="Product">Product</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="to">to</span> 2.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Jerome">Jerome</span> <span word="Powell">Powell</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>: "<span word="Household">Household</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span>."</p><p><span word="Personal">Personal</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="expenditures">expenditures</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="output">output</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="robust">robust</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> -- <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1.1 <span word="percent">percent</span>, 4.6 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 3.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span> -- <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="soothing">soothing</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p>
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