英闻天下——232 January Inflation Expected to Slow

时间：2013-03-06 05:49:02

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　　A number of economists² are suggesting inflation here in China may be back under 2-percent.

　　ICBC chief economist¹ Lu Zhengwei is forecasting CPI for January will be at 1.8-percent.

　　This would be down from the 2.5-percent figure in December.

　　In December, vegetable prices surged 14.8 percent after the coldest month in nearly 30 years reduced supplies.

　　Food prices have since stabilized³.

　　The Producer Price Index, the measure of inflation on the wholesale⁴ level, is forecast to come in at 1.7-percent in January.

　　Bank of Communications economist Tang Jianwei notes a higher comparative base on an annualized basis is contributing to the downtrend in inflation.

　　The CPI in January of last year spiked⁵ 4.5-percent.

　　For more on what we can expect from the January inflation figures, we now cross live to Mark Hughes, Executive business editor of China Daily.

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1 economist
n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人
参考例句：
He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。 He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

2 economists
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。 Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 stabilized
v.（使）稳定，（使）稳固( stabilize的过去式和过去分词 )
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The patient's condition stabilized. 患者的病情稳定下来。 His blood pressure has stabilized. 他的血压已经稳定下来了。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 wholesale
n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售
参考例句：
The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。 Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

5 spiked
adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的
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The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。来自《简明英汉词典》 They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。来自辞典例句

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