By 2014, at current rates of relative growth, China's economy will pass the US, in absolute size, to be the biggest in the world, at PPP.

按照当前两国的相对增长速度，以购买力平价计算，到2014年，中国经济的绝对规模将超过美国，成为世界第一大国。

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Last, but not least, investors care about GDP growth. Corporate profits depend upon the absolute rate of growth of an economy.

最后一点，但并不是不重要，投资者很在意gdp的增长速度，一个企业的利润其实取决于一个经济体的绝对经济增长值。

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While basics may decline as a share of consumption, in absolute terms they will continue to grow as the overall economy expands.

虽然必需品消费的比例有所下降，但其绝对值将随着经济的总体增长而继续增加。

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The latest job reports have been absolute disasters, confirming my view that the economy is doing very poorly.

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Corporate profits depend upon the absolute rate of growth of an economy.

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In fact there are many countries with worse debt burdens, both in absolute terms and relative to the size of the economy.

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