Abstract:After the success of the application of Beijing Olympic games, the most people supposed is the Olympics economy.

摘要：北京申奥成功后，人们联想得最多的就是“奥运经济”。

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For almost anyone selling anything, the Beijing Olympics are a chance to reach 1.3 billion people in an economy with double-digit growth, not to mention billions more watching around the world.

对于任何一个无论销售什么的人来说，北京奥运会是一个接近这个拥有13亿人口并且以两位数增长的经济体的机会，更不用说全世界观看奥运的几十亿人了。

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However, the latest ONS figures also showed that in the three months to January, output from the services sector was down 0.2% compared with the previous quarter, which benefited from the boost the London Olympics gave to the economy.

BBC: UK services sector grew in January

Unite the Union is pointing to the metrocentric economy, where the Olympics boosted spending.

BBC: Growth of what?

Taking away the one-off boost from the Olympics, the figures suggest that the UK economy was broadly flat in the second half of the year.

BBC: Straws of hope from GDP