中國經濟增長放緩大綱
China's economic growth has slowed to its lowest level since 1991, with the world's second largest economy hurt in part by weak trade.
The National Bureau of Statistics released a report Monday showing that the economy expanded 7.5 percent over a year earlier in the three months ending in June, down from the previous quarter's 7.7 percent.
Economist Ren Xianfang of IHS Global Insight said China's growth of under 8 percent for five straight quarters is "a clear sign of distress."
The statistics bureau said the slowdown was a result of weak economic conditions abroad and a result of reforms taken by the new government that the report says will benefit its economy in the long run.
There is no indication so far that Beijing will respond with any major stimulus or shift in economic policy.
The economic slowdown, along with a decrease in Chinese demand for various goods, could have global repercussions.世界第二大經濟體中國的經濟增速減緩到1991年以來的最低水平，其中的部分原因是進出口貿易疲弱。
中國國家統計局星期一發布的報告顯示，今年第二季度經濟同比增長百分之7.5，比第一季度百分之7.7的增速有所下降。
國際諮詢公司IHS環球透視經濟學家任先芳說，中國經濟增速連續5個季度低於百分之8，這是“不景氣的明顯跡象”。
中國國家統計局說，經濟增速減慢源於其它國家經濟環境乏力，也是新一屆政府實施改革的結果。報告說，改革將使國家經濟長期受益。
目前沒有跡象顯示北京將採取任何重大刺激措施，或通過改變經濟政策來應對經濟增長減緩。
中國經濟放緩，加上中國國內對各種商品需求的減少，可能產生全球性的影響。
