This year's rise, an average of 2.7 percent, may be a fraction lower than last year's, but it is still well above the official Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of inflation.

今年的平均涨幅为2.7%，虽然可能略低于去年，但仍远高于官方的消费者价格指数（CPI）所反映的通胀水平。

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The price index has been kiting since last year.

从去年开始，物价指数就一直在迅速上升。

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In the XPath example, the last function returns the index of the last matched element, which you use in square brackets.

在XPath例子中，last函数返回最后匹配元素的索引(用在方括号中)。

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The Case-Shiller index reached a bottom last March, which means the year-over-year comparisons could begin to show less dramatic growth in the months ahead.

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By contrast, more than 60% of Americans fit this description, according to a Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index last year.

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Last month a much-watched index of business confidence rose by more than analysts had expected, perhaps because of the strong profits performance that was evident when the latest set of quarterly results were announced.

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