歐元區實現債務危機以來最快經濟增速
The eurozone has grown at its fastest rate since the eruption of the debt crisis five years ago, underscoring a brighter outlook after elections that eased fears of a populist political threat.
歐元區經濟增速達到自5年前爆發債務危機以來最快水平，突顯出一些國家選舉後更加光明的前景，這些選舉緩解了人們對民粹主義政治威脅的擔憂。Quarterly eurozone GDP growth accelerated from 0.5 per cent to 0.6 per cent in the three Months to June, compared with the same period in 2016. The performance helped to drive year-on-year expansion from 1.9 per cent to 2.1 per cent — the highest rate since the second quarter of 2011.
歐元區今年第二季度國內生產總值(GDP)環比增長0.6%，高於第一季度0.5%的增幅。這一表現幫助同比增幅從1.9%擴大至2.1%，這是自2011年第二季度以來的最高水平。Separate figures from a business survey showed the eurozone’s manufacturing sector is in the grip of a jobs boom. Factories in France are hiring at their best pace since 2000 and in Spain at a rate not seen since before the start of monetary union in 1998, according to IHS Markit’s purchasing managers’ index.
另一項商業調查數據顯示，歐元區製造業部門正處於就業繁榮時期。根據IHS Markit的採購經理人指數，法國工廠的招聘達到了自2000年以來最快速度，而西班牙的招聘速度是連1998年貨幣聯盟啓動之前都未見的。
“This is close to utopia”, said James Nixon, chief eurozone economist at Oxford Economics.
牛津經濟(Oxford Economics)首席歐元區經濟學家詹姆斯?尼克松(James Nixon)稱：“這接近於理想水平。”The eurozone’s economic health has confounded critics this year after a series of electoral setbacks for Eurosceptic parties in the Netherlands, Austria and France boosted business and consumer confidence.
歐元區今年的經濟健康狀況讓批評人士啞口無言，此前荷蘭、奧地利、法國的疑歐派政黨在大選中紛紛受挫，提振了企業和消費者信心。The bloc’s economy has expanded for 17 consecutive quarters since 2013 and unemployment has dropped to a nine-year low of 9.1 per cent in June. More than 1.5m people left unemployment in the past 12 months, according to Eurostat.
自2013年以來，歐元區經濟已連續17個季度增長，6月份失業率降至9年低點——9.1%。歐盟統計局(Eurostat)的數據顯示，過去12個月，有150多萬人擺脫了失業。“These numbers are at the top of what is possible to be sustained. If you look at the number of jobs that are being created, this is a very impressive performance,” Mr Nixon said.
“這些數字是可持續範疇內的最高水平。如果你看看正在創造的就業崗位數量，這是一個非常令人印象深刻的表現，”尼克松表示。
