消费颇为强劲,年化增长率达到2.9%,为GDP增长率贡献了2个百分点。但实际可支配收入仅增长0.4%,似乎表明消费者减少了储蓄。储蓄率从上一季度的4.5%降至3.9%。
“Undoubtedly the brightest spot in this report was the resurgence in consumer spending,” said Beata Caranci, deputy chief economist at TD Bank, but she warned that “we don’t expect to see a repeat performance in the strength of spending” in the second quarter.
道明银行(TD Bank)副首席经济学家贝亚特•卡兰西(Beata Caranci)表示,“无疑,报告中最大亮点是消费支出恢复增长,”但她警告称,“我们预计第二季度将不会再度出现如此强劲的消费增长”。
Investment would also have been almost flat if not for an inventory build-up that added 0.6 percentage points to growth. Cutbacks to federal spending, especially defence, subtracted 0.6 percentage points.若不是库存增加,投资几乎为零增长。库存增加为GDP增长率贡献了0.6个百分点。联邦开支、尤其是防务开支的减少,对GDP增长率的拖累也是0.6个百分点。
The first estimate of GDP must be treated with caution because crucial information – such as customs documents for March – is not ready. The number is often revised once more precise data arrive.
对GDP增长率的首次估算必须得到谨慎看待,因为关键数据——比如3月份的海关文件——尚未准备好。一旦取得精确的数据,GDP增长率往往会得到修正。
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