“There is nothing mechanical or automatic about the policy, and there are many links in the chain, ” points out Jonathan Loynes of Capital Economics, a consultancy.

“关于这项政策，既不机动，也不自动，而且存在着许多关联环节，” 资本经济公司的顾问乔纳森•劳恩斯(Jonathan Loynes)如是说。

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Jonathan Loynes of Capital Economics said the broad-based decline in output signified that the economy was likely to be weak for some time.

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Given the UK's more favourable economic position, "any eventual slowdown here will be less severe than in the US", said Jonathan Loynes at Capital Economics.

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"The fourth quarter's bigger-than-expected fall underlined the fact that, while sentiment towards the region has improved, the hard news on the economy remains distinctly weak, " said Jonathan Loynes, chief European economist at Capital Economics.

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