Economists say much of China's growth in the past year was the result of stimulus efforts, including rapid lending growth that funded new housing and factory construction.

经济学家说，中国过去一年以来的经济增长是实施经济刺激计划的结果，包括刺激新建房屋和工厂的放宽借贷措施。

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Economists estimated that this new data could trim nearly half a percentage point off second-quarter growth.

经济学家们估计这些新数据将会削减第二季度增长率将近0.5个百分点。

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The root cause has been Latin America’s slow—or even negative—growth in productivity, according to a new study by economists at the Inter-American Development Bank*.

根据美洲开发银行经济学者的最新研究报告，根本因素就是在于拉美国家的生产力成长缓慢—甚或负成长。

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Economists estimated that this new data could trim nearly half a percentage point off second-quarter growth.

ECONOMIST: Further signs that the recovery is weakening

Since the days of Thomas Edison and his New York City Pearl Street Station, the first central plant to produce commercial electricity, economists and policymakers have considered growth in electricity demand a core economic bellwether.

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