进步是惊人的，但在这个年代中期以后放缓了。

The improvements were extraordinary, though they slowed after the middle of the decade.

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经济增长放缓，从2000年中期的平均7%下降到去年的4.4%。

Economic growth has slowed, from an annual average of 7% in the mid-2000s to 4.4% last year.

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瑞士信贷称﹐中期来看﹐需求放缓将有助于抑制进口增长、减轻通货膨胀压力。

Over the medium term, slowing demand will help ease import growth and domestic inflation pressures, Credit Suisse said.

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