The report says African countries traded $81 million worth of goods among themselves in . Much of it is in the making of clothing, leather, building material, farm tools and wood products like furniture.

　　Angela Lusigi says theres strong demand in Africa for manufactured goods. These include television sets, telephones and other mobile technology. She says many of these products can be made in Africa.

　　The report says East and West Africa are leading the economic expansion. The report says low inflation especially in energy and food prices is helping economic growth in Africa. And it says African nations have put in place careful economic policies to cut spending and improve tax collection.

　　However, the report notes that official development assistance remains an important support for poor countries that lack enough foreign direct investment. Total official development assistance is estimated to be $55 billion.

　　And thats the Learning English Economics Report. You can find more stories about economics and other subjects online on our website as well. Im Mario Ritter.

　　词汇讲解：

　　1. recession n.经济衰退，不景气

　　例句：An economic recession now seems more than likely.

　　现在看来，经济衰退的可能性相当大。

　　2. increase vt. 增加，增大

　　例句：He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.

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