US economic growth slowed to an annual pace of0.5% during the first three months of the year. Thatwas a sharp fall from the 1.4% rate of growth in thelast quarter of 2015 and the slowest pace in twoyears.
據統計數據表現，在本年前三個月，美國經濟的年增加率降低到了0.5%。比擬較於2015年末了一季度的1.4%的增加率，美國經濟閱歷了一個非常明顯的下滑，經濟增速降低到了兩年來的最低谷。
The slowdown, which was bigger than mosteconomists forecast, has been blamed on a fall indomestic demand and a strong dollar that has put a brake on exports.
今朝美國經濟不景氣的情形要比大多半經濟學家的猜測都要嚴格，外界以為美國海內需求的降低和美元走高對付出口的晦氣影響致使了這一經濟下滑的晦氣局勢。
With shoppers buying less, businesses have been reluctant to order new stock.
別的，人們在花費方面的花消變少了，企業也不肯意刊行新股票。
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the US economy, increased ata rate of 1.9%, down from 2.4% in the previous quarter. Business investment fell by 5.9% -the biggest quarterly decline since the depths of the financial crisis in 2009.
花費付出占到了美國經濟總量的三分之二還要多。但是本季度美國的花費付出只增加了1.9%，上季度該數字則到達了2.4%。而貿易投資降低了5.9%，這是自從2009年環球金融危急以來最為慘痛的季度性闌珊。
Oil and gas exploration fell by a record 86% as energy companies cut back on spendingfollowing the dramatic slide in oil prices. Although cheaper oil has given consumers more sparecash, it has also cut the profits of businesses dependent on the oil industry.
由於油價狂跌，能源公司大幅度減少了開支，煤油和自然氣開采量的下跌也達到了驚人的86%。只管低廉的油價讓花費者有更過剩錢，然則這也減少了煤油相幹行業的利潤。
Most forecasters predict the US economy will bounce back in the next quarter, but ChrisWilliamson of Markit said his company's own surveys showed only a weak recovery. "Worryingly, the surveys indicate that the malaise affecting the US economy has extendedinto the second quarter, albeit with the pace of expansion picking up slightly to 0.8%. Thesurveys also show weakness spreading from manufacturing to services in recent months."
大多半經濟學家都猜測美國經濟將鄙人季度強勢反彈，然則Markit公司的克裏斯·威廉姆斯表現，依據他公司本身的查詢拜訪研討表現，美國經濟鄙人一季度只會有一個非常薄弱的蘇醒。他說：“使人擔心的是，該項查詢拜訪表現，美國經濟將持續低迷的情形到第二季度，只管經濟增加率會有一個稍微的上漲到達0.8%。這份查詢拜訪申報還表現，在這幾個月裏，美國的制作業和辦事業都邑非常疲軟。”
Despite the economy slowing, unemployment fell below 5% in January, and Friday's jobsreport is expected to show steady growth in employment numbers.
只管美國經濟放緩，然則相幹數據表現，美國一月份的賦閑率降低到了5%如下，而周五的就業申報估計美國就業人數將會出現穩固增加態勢。
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