英文： 10 year worn out Japanese economy gains ground
Japan's economic prospects brightened on Friday as the jobless rate fell to a seven-year low and industrial production gained at a healthy pace, news that sent the stock market to its highest level in four and a half months.
Japan's economic prospects brightened on Friday as the jobless rate fell to a seven-year low and industrial production gained at a healthy pace, news that sent the stock market to its highest level in four and a half months.
The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in June, its lowest level since July 1998 and a drop from the 4.4 percent reported in May, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Hopes are that steady improvements in the job market and resulting income growth will prompt Japanese consumers to spend more, strengthening the nation's nascent economic recovery so far sustained by exports.
"We've been seeing some improvement in wages," said Akira Maekawa, economist at UBS Securities, "and the jobless data would advance this improvement even further."
Japan's economy has been stagnant for more than a decade, occasionally gaining steam but failing to maintain consistent growth. In the first quarter, Japan had its best quarterly growth in a year, expanding at an annual pace of 5.3 percent after contracting over the middle two quarters of 2004.
In another bright spot for the economy, the government said industrial output for June rose 1.5 percent as electronic devices and machinery makers boosted production, suggesting that Japan's corporate sector will contribute to growth. That performance was in line with economists' forecasts.
中文：失業(yè)率降到7年來(lái)最低 10年疲軟日本經(jīng)濟(jì)抬頭
日本政府7月29日公布的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字表示，該國(guó)失業(yè)率降到7年以來(lái)的最低點(diǎn)，同時(shí)工業(yè)生產(chǎn)指數(shù)也保持穩(wěn)步增長(zhǎng)。
日本政府7月29日公布的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字表示，該國(guó)失業(yè)率降到7年以來(lái)的最低點(diǎn)，同時(shí)工業(yè)生產(chǎn)指數(shù)也保持穩(wěn)步增長(zhǎng)。消息一經(jīng)發(fā)出，東京股票市場(chǎng)就攀升至4個(gè)半月以來(lái)的點(diǎn)。
據(jù)法新社7月29日?qǐng)?bào)道，據(jù)日本內(nèi)務(wù)及通信產(chǎn)業(yè)省透露，在剛剛過去的6月份中，日本國(guó)內(nèi)失業(yè)率下降到了4.2％，這個(gè)數(shù)字是自1998年7月以來(lái)的最低點(diǎn)。勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)的穩(wěn)步提高有望推動(dòng)國(guó)民收入穩(wěn)步遞增，進(jìn)而促進(jìn)國(guó)內(nèi)消費(fèi)市場(chǎng)的發(fā)展，使剛剛顯現(xiàn)出復(fù)蘇態(tài)勢(shì)的日本經(jīng)濟(jì)持續(xù)當(dāng)前的形式。由于之前的經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇多源于出口貿(mào)易，這次國(guó)內(nèi)消費(fèi)的回升無(wú)疑將會(huì)進(jìn)一步起到推波助瀾的作用。
在過去10多年中，日本經(jīng)濟(jì)一直陷于停滯不前的狀態(tài)，偶爾的增長(zhǎng)往往不能穩(wěn)定持續(xù)下去。然而，從今年第1季度開始，日本經(jīng)濟(jì)有了明顯的起色。如果連同2004年3、4季度計(jì)算在內(nèi)，日本經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)幅度在最近一年中達(dá)到了5.3％。同時(shí)，日本政府還透露，隨著電子設(shè)備和機(jī)械制造業(yè)的需求猛增，6月份本國(guó)工業(yè)出口額增長(zhǎng)了1.5％，這預(yù)示著日本企業(yè)部門的增長(zhǎng)未來(lái)也將成為推動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇的因素之一。
Japan's economic prospects brightened on Friday as the jobless rate fell to a seven-year low and industrial production gained at a healthy pace, news that sent the stock market to its highest level in four and a half months.
Japan's economic prospects brightened on Friday as the jobless rate fell to a seven-year low and industrial production gained at a healthy pace, news that sent the stock market to its highest level in four and a half months.
The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in June, its lowest level since July 1998 and a drop from the 4.4 percent reported in May, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Hopes are that steady improvements in the job market and resulting income growth will prompt Japanese consumers to spend more, strengthening the nation's nascent economic recovery so far sustained by exports.
"We've been seeing some improvement in wages," said Akira Maekawa, economist at UBS Securities, "and the jobless data would advance this improvement even further."
Japan's economy has been stagnant for more than a decade, occasionally gaining steam but failing to maintain consistent growth. In the first quarter, Japan had its best quarterly growth in a year, expanding at an annual pace of 5.3 percent after contracting over the middle two quarters of 2004.
In another bright spot for the economy, the government said industrial output for June rose 1.5 percent as electronic devices and machinery makers boosted production, suggesting that Japan's corporate sector will contribute to growth. That performance was in line with economists' forecasts.
中文：失業(yè)率降到7年來(lái)最低 10年疲軟日本經(jīng)濟(jì)抬頭
日本政府7月29日公布的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字表示，該國(guó)失業(yè)率降到7年以來(lái)的最低點(diǎn)，同時(shí)工業(yè)生產(chǎn)指數(shù)也保持穩(wěn)步增長(zhǎng)。
日本政府7月29日公布的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字表示，該國(guó)失業(yè)率降到7年以來(lái)的最低點(diǎn)，同時(shí)工業(yè)生產(chǎn)指數(shù)也保持穩(wěn)步增長(zhǎng)。消息一經(jīng)發(fā)出，東京股票市場(chǎng)就攀升至4個(gè)半月以來(lái)的點(diǎn)。
據(jù)法新社7月29日?qǐng)?bào)道，據(jù)日本內(nèi)務(wù)及通信產(chǎn)業(yè)省透露，在剛剛過去的6月份中，日本國(guó)內(nèi)失業(yè)率下降到了4.2％，這個(gè)數(shù)字是自1998年7月以來(lái)的最低點(diǎn)。勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)的穩(wěn)步提高有望推動(dòng)國(guó)民收入穩(wěn)步遞增，進(jìn)而促進(jìn)國(guó)內(nèi)消費(fèi)市場(chǎng)的發(fā)展，使剛剛顯現(xiàn)出復(fù)蘇態(tài)勢(shì)的日本經(jīng)濟(jì)持續(xù)當(dāng)前的形式。由于之前的經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇多源于出口貿(mào)易，這次國(guó)內(nèi)消費(fèi)的回升無(wú)疑將會(huì)進(jìn)一步起到推波助瀾的作用。
在過去10多年中，日本經(jīng)濟(jì)一直陷于停滯不前的狀態(tài)，偶爾的增長(zhǎng)往往不能穩(wěn)定持續(xù)下去。然而，從今年第1季度開始，日本經(jīng)濟(jì)有了明顯的起色。如果連同2004年3、4季度計(jì)算在內(nèi)，日本經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)幅度在最近一年中達(dá)到了5.3％。同時(shí)，日本政府還透露，隨著電子設(shè)備和機(jī)械制造業(yè)的需求猛增，6月份本國(guó)工業(yè)出口額增長(zhǎng)了1.5％，這預(yù)示著日本企業(yè)部門的增長(zhǎng)未來(lái)也將成為推動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇的因素之一。