UK economic output unexpectedly shrank in September, dragging down third-quarter GDP growth and underscoring the fragile state of the economy ahead of Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising Budget this month.
英国9月经济产出意外录得萎缩，拖累了第三季度国内生产总值(GDP)增长，凸显英国经济在财政大臣蕾切尔•里夫斯(Rachel Reeves)本月下旬宣布增税的预算案之前就处于脆弱状态。
GDP contracted by 0.1 per cent in September from the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday, undershooting analyst predictions of zero per cent growth.
英国国家统计局(ONS)周四表示，9月GDP环比萎缩0.1%，逊于分析师们此前预测的零增长。
The slowdown, which reflected in part a production shutdown at Jaguar Land Rover triggered by a cyber attack, underscores the economic problems facing the Labour government as it seeks to bolster growth, which it says is a central mission.
增长放缓在一定程度上反映出捷豹路虎(Jaguar Land Rover)因网络攻击而停产，凸显工党政府面临的种种经济问题。它正在寻求提振经济增长，称这是其中心任务。