The high level of saving by German firms contributes to this handsome surplus and masks a worrying fault line running through the euro area.

德国公司的高水平储蓄使德国经常项目出现可观的盈余，并掩盖了欧元区内暗流般蔓延的担忧。

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One objection is that the pressure remains on deficit countries within the euro area to put their houses in order, whereas none is brought to bear on surplus countries such as Germany.

反对该意见的人认为，欧元区内部存在赤字的国家仍然面临重整秩序的压力，而财政盈余国家如德国则没有任何压力。

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China's reported surplus with the euro area is only half as big as the number published by European statistical offices.

中国报告的对欧元区盈余仅仅是欧洲统计局发布的数据的一半。

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Such pooling saves on administrative costs and allows dioceses to use a surplus in one area to cover shortfalls in another, often a legitimate course of action.

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GDP, whereas the euro area has a surplus.

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If policies remain unchanged, then even as the windfall revenues drop out next year, the euro area will still have a small surplus.

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