美国服务业工厂数据表明经济增长放缓

US services industry, factory data point to slower growth

Growth in the U.S. services sector braked in December and new orders for manufactured goods fell for a fourth straight month in November, signs the economy lost some momentum in the fourth quarter.

But with domestic demand picking up, against the backdrop of lower gasoline prices and firming wage growth, any slowdown in economic growth is likely to be temporary.

"The economy hardly ended the year with a bang, but only because the recent pace was not sustainable. It is easing only modestly," said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors in Holland, Pennsylvania.

The Institute for Supply Management said on Tuesday its services index fell to 56.2 last month, the lowest reading since June, from 59.3 in November, which had left it just shy of revisiting its post-recession highs.

It was held back as growth across all categories moderated, with some respondents saying a labor dispute at the nation’s West Coast ports was causing delays, which required the rerouting of goods to ports on the East Coast.

Respondents were upbeat on prospects for 2015. Wall Street had expected the index to only decline to 58 in December.

Source: Reuters

Date：2015.01.06

美国服务业工厂数据表明经济增长放缓

    12月美国服务业的经济增长停滞，并且制成品的新订单在11月已是连续第四个月下降，这表明经济增长势头在第四季度有所减弱。

    但随着国内需求回升，以及在汽油价格下降和稳固的工资增长背景下，任何经济增速放缓都可能是暂时的。

    荷兰宾夕法尼亚州Naroff Economic Advisors公司的首席分析师Joel Naroff表示，"经济在今年很难以一个飞跃结束，但仅仅是因为最近增长速度是不可持续的。
它只是适度的缓解。"

来源: Reuters

日期：2015年01月06日