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美国经济增长了吗？
作者： Sera Akinci | 31/07/2016 11:39
| In Friday’s data release, the US economy proved itself by picking up the pace in the 2nd quarter. The economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate in the 2nd quarter, a rebound following 1.2% growth in the previous quarter. |
根据周五发布的数据，美国第二季度经济增长步伐加快。美国第二季度经济增长年率达 2.6%，相比上一季度 1.2%的增长率而言，美国经济增长明显反弹。 |
| It seems like the US economy grew by about 2% in the 1st half of the year, which more or less matches its growth rate in the past 8 years. The growth rate is currently slow, but steady. According to another study, US businesses are spending more on investing for the future. This means that businesses are investing in new factories, equipment and other major spends. |
这就相当于美国上半年的经济增长率约2%，差不多与美国过去8年的增长率相符。美国目前的增长速度缓慢，但稳定。根据另一项研究，美国企业对未来投资消费更多。这意味着企业正在投资建设新的工厂、 购买设备和其他大型开销。 |
| These types of investments boost businesses’ productivity, which is an essential component of improving the economic growth of a country. |
这些类型的投资提高了企业的生产率，也是提高一个国家经济增长的重要组成部分。 |
| Furthermore, the report also indicated that inflation measures remain low, which could complicate the FED’s plan to gradually increase interest rates. As we know, the FED’s favored measure of inflation is the personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes volatile price changes in food and energy. The index grew by 0.9% in the first quarter, which was below the FED’s target rate. |
此外，报告还指出，通胀水平仍然很低，这将使得美联储逐步提高利率的计划扑朔迷离。{j}正如我们所知，美联储所青睐的通胀衡量指标是个人消费支出价格指数，其中不包括食品和能源价格的波动变化。第一季度，该指数增长了 0.9%，低于美联储的目标水平。 |
| However, the central bank raised the rates by a quarter-point in the month of June, forming the third increase in 6 months. |
然而，六月份中央银行按季度点上调利率，形成 6 个月以来的第三次加息。 |
| With that in mind, the IMF has stated that its forecast for global growth stayed unchanged, given strengthening economies in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Japan and Canada. The stronger global environment, combined with the recent weakness in the USD is likely to help boost American exports in coming months. |
鉴于此，国际货币基金组织（IMF）表示其对全球经济增长的预期维持不变，因为德国、 法国、 西班牙、 意大利、 日本和加拿大等经济体依然坚挺。全球环境改善，再加上近期美元的疲软，将有助于增加美国未来几个月的出口。 |
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