China's First Quarter GDP Grows 7.4%

China's First Quarter GDP Grows 7.4% 中国一季度 “GDP增速”7.4%

4月16日，国家统计局发布2014年一季度经济数据。数据显示，一季度国内生产总值为128213亿元，增长7.4%。

The NBS said on Wednesday that preliminary data showed the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 12.8213 trillion yuan (.08 trillion) in the first quarter, growing 7.4% year on year.

国际统计局公布的2014年第一季度国内生产总值增速7.4%略高于市场预期的7.3%，开局平稳，总体良好。经济学家表示，增速放缓意味着经济下行压力加大，不过仍在合理区间内。
The figures suggest the first-quarter growth 7.4 percent exceeded market estimates of 7.3 percent and the growth in the world's second-largest economy in the beginning of year 2014 was stable and that the economy was generally in good health. Economists said the weaker growth suggested heavier downward pressure on the economy, but that the growth rate was still within a reasonable range.

此次发布的数据还包括规模以上工业增加值、固定资产投资、社会消费品零售总额、全国居民人均可支配收入、居民消费价格等。
The statistics released by the NBS also include output growth of industries with annual revenue of 20 million yuan or more from their main business operations, fixed asset investment, total retail sales of consumer goods, average per-capita disposable income of both urban and rural residents and consumer price index.
生词：
国际统计局：National Bureau of Statistics
国内生产总值增速：gross domestic product/GDP growth rate
市场预期：market estimates
总体良好：generally in good health
经济下行压力加大：heavier downward pressure on the economy
仍在合理区间内：within reasonable range
规模以上工业增加值：output growth of industries with annual revenue of 20 million yuan or more from their main business operations
固定资产投资：fixed asset investment
社会消费品零售总额：total retail sales of consumer goods
全国居民人均可支配收入：average per-capita disposable income of both urban and rural residents
居民消费价格：consumer price index or CPI