commerce
shāng yè
商业
United States
Měiguó
美国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
however / but
què
却
sharply / steeply
jíjù
急剧
to climb / to surge
pānshēng
攀升
to / up to
zhì
至
4.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ
4.5%
United States
Měiguó
美国
Department of Commerce
shāngwùbù
商务部
data / figures
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
US
Měiguó
美国
real / actual
shíjì
实际
GDP
GDP
GDP
annualized
niánhuà
年化
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
is / at
wéi
为
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
but / however
dàn
但
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
indicator / index
zhǐbiāo
指标
for the same period
tóngqī
同期
rose to / climbed to
shēng zhì
升至
4.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ
4.5%
May 4, 2026 at 11:20 AM
United States
Měiguó
美国
Department of Commerce
shāngwùbù
商务部
April 30th
4 yuè 30 rì
4月30日
to publish / to release
gōngbù
公布
data / statistics
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
real / actual
shíjì
实际
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
annualized
niánhuà
年化
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
is / at
wéi
为
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
this
zhè
这
compared with / relative to
jiào
较
previous quarter
shàng jìdù
上季度
structural particle
de
的
0.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī líng diǎn wǔ
0.5%
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to rebound / to recover
huíshēng
回升
but
dàn
但
still / nonetheless
réng
仍
slightly below
lüè dī yú
略低于
analyst
fēnxī shī
分析师
expectation / forecast
yùqī
预期
structural particle
de
的
2.2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr diǎn èr
2.2%
enterprise
qǐyè
企业
equipment / hardware
shèbèi
设备
and
yǔ
与
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
investment
tóuzī
投资
annualized
niánhuà
年化
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
to reach / to attain
dá
达
10.4 percent
bǎifēnzhī shí diǎn sì
10.4%
is / representing
wéi
为
mid-2023
2023 nián zhōng
2023年中
since
yǐlái
以来
highest level
zuì gāo shuǐpíng
最高水平
mainly / primarily
zhǔyào
主要
driven by / due to
shòu
受
AI
AI
AI
related
xiāngguān
相关
investment
tóuzī
投资
to drive / to boost
dàidòng
带动
however / nevertheless
rán ér
然而
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
pressure
yālì
压力
noticeably / significantly
xiǎnzhù
显著
to rise / to increase
shàngshēng
上升
US Federal Reserve
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
preferred
shǒuxuǎn
首选
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
indicator
zhǐbiāo
指标
PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures index)
PCE
PCE
from
cóng
从
last year fourth quarter
qùnián sì jìdù
去年四季度
structural particle
de
的
2.9 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr diǎn jiǔ
2.9%
to surge sharply to
zhòu shēng zhì
骤升至
4.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ
4.5%
economist
jīngjì xuéjiā
经济学家
to point out / to note
zhǐchū
指出
tariff
guānshuì
关税
to pass costs on to
zhuǎnjiā
转嫁
consumer
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
to push up / to drive higher
tuīgāo
推高
energy
néngyuán
能源
price
jiàgé
价格
as well as
yǐjí
以及
supply-side
gōngyìng cè
供应侧
shock / disruption
chōngjī
冲击
are
shì
是
to drive / to propel
tuīdòng
推动
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
structural particle
de
的
main cause / primary reason
zhǔyīn
主因
consumer
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
spending / expenditure
zhīchū
支出
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
from
cóng
从
last quarter
shàng jìdù
上季度
structural particle
de
的
1.9 percent
bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn jiǔ
1.9%
to slow down / to decelerate
fànghuǎn
放缓
to / down to
zhì
至
1.6 percent
bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn liù
1.6%
to reflect / to show
fǎnyìng chū
反映出
high inflation
gāo tōngzhàng
高通胀
on / toward
duì
对
household / family
jiātíng
家庭
consumption / spending
xiāofèi
消费
structural particle
de
的
pressure
yālì
压力