The World Bank's latest estimate of global economic growth in 2009, released today, forecasts a contraction of 1.7 percent compared to economic growth last year of 1.9 percent.

根据世界银行今天公布的最新全球经济增长预测，2009年全球经济将会收缩1.7%，而去年全球经济增长了1.9%。

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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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Ernst and Young sees slowing exports ahead with another 1 percent contraction in consumer spending in 2013 with a bounce not taking hold until 2014.

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Let me also note just in these GDP numbers, this was a far look back that included a reevaluation of fourth quarter 2008, which is now calculated to have seen a contraction in the economy of almost 9 percent.

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The U.S. economy shrank by an annualized rate of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter, its first contraction since the middle of 2009, hurt by big cuts in defense spending, falling exports and sluggish growth in company inventories.

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