歐元區經濟經受住英國脫歐首輪衝擊

The eurozone’s slow economic recovery appears to have weathered the initial shock of Britain’s vote to leave the EU with a closely watched survey of business activity reaching its highest level in seven months.

歐元區緩慢的經濟復甦似乎經受住了英國脫歐公投的首輪衝擊，一項備受關注的調查顯示，歐元區商業活動達到了7個月來最高水平。

The purchasing managers’ index — which measures orders, production and deliveries to provide a snapshot of corporate health — rose in August to 53.3 from 53.2 in July; a reading above 50 signals economic expansion.

8月份採購經理人指數(PMI)升至53.3，7月爲53.2。該指數衡量訂單、生產和交貨情況，提供了企業健康概況，50以上表示經濟擴張。

Coupled with a rise in a separate eurozone economic sentiment indicator, published by the European Commission, the data are the latest to confound expectations of a sharp drop-off following the Brexit vote.

同時歐盟委員會(European Commission)發佈的歐元區經濟信心指標也出現上升。這些數據是一個最新證據，證明英國脫歐公投後經濟急劇下降的預期是錯的。

The figures tally with bank lending surveys and other confidence indicators indicating the referendum has had little impact so far on the eurozone economy.

上述數據與銀行貸款調查和其他信心指數相符，這些調查和信心指數表明公投到目前爲止對歐元區經濟幾乎沒有影響。

Even in Britain itself, data have been mixed. Some measures, including PMIs, point to a rapid slowdown in activity, while others, such as consumer spending, show little change. The trend continued yesterday with UK government data showing that sales of commercial properties had fallen sharply in July but residential sales held steady.

即使對英國本身來說，數據也有好有壞。包括PMI在內的部分指標指向經濟活動快速放緩，而消費者支出等其他指標則顯示變化不大。昨日英國官方數據也顯示7月份商業地產銷售大幅下滑，但住宅銷售保持穩定。