After growing 48 percent in the first half of 2010, and 45 percent last year, this forecast suggests a 20 percent contraction in car sales in the second half of 2010.

在去年销售量增长45%、今年上半年又增长48%之后，这个预测代表着2010年下半年汽车销售量会缩减20%。

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In fact, they reckon that a fiscal contraction worth 1% of GDP typically cuts output by about 0.5% after two years.

实际上，他们指出，每进行价值于GDP1 %的财政紧缩，两年后产出就会缩减0.5%。

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"Remember what we talked about?" I asked her after the contraction ended.

宫缩过后我问她：“记得我们说过什么吗？”

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It is certainly fair to expect some near-term contraction in profits especially after coming off decade-high peaks, but I think investors are foolish to expect that contraction to be permanent.

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The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's index of manufacturing activity showed a bigger-than-expected contraction in August, one day after a New York reading showed a contraction for the first time this year.

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Looking ahead in 2013, the economy is likely to regain a sounder position in the first quarter, after expanding for 13 consecutive quarters before the contraction in the fourth-quarter.

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