首先，幸亏由于近期经济缩水严重，因此才能以百分比来计算增长速度，以便对其极低的绝对数值进行掩饰。

For a start, talk of rapid growth in percentage terms disguises low absolute numbers, thanks to the depth of the recent contraction.

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该数字远低于第一季度修订后的4.4%增长以及经济学家预期的2.3%的近期增长速度。

That was far below the revised 4.4 per cent pace posted in the first quarter and economists' predictions of 2.3 per cent for the latest period.

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该数字远低于第一季度修订后的4.4%增长以及经济学家预期的2.3%的近期增长速度。

That was far below the revised 4.4 per cent pace posted in the first quarter and economists' predictions of 2.3 per cent for the latest period.

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