中國經濟增長放緩:增長速度爲7.4%

China's economy grew 7.4 percent in the first quarter of this year, the slowest rate in 18 months for the world's second biggest economy.

The growth rate exceeded what economists were expecting. But still, it was down from the 7.7 percent growth rate in the last three months of 2013.

Beijing set a modest target of 7.5 percent growth for 2014, as it transitions toward a more sustainable economy based on domestic consumption.

Chinese leaders appear for the moment to be tolerating the current pace of weaker growth, and have ruled out any major stimulus.

Earlier this month, though, China unveiled a modest stimulus package, ramping up spending on a railway project and low-cost housing.

China's economy is attempting to rebound from a prolonged slowdown, which follows three decades of staggering growth.中國經濟今年第一季度的增長速度爲7.4%，這是世界第二大經濟大國18個月來的最低點。

這一增長速度超過經濟學家們的預期，但低於2013年第四季度7.7%的增長速度。

北京爲2014年的經濟增長速度設定爲略爲保守的7.5%。目前中國正轉向基於國內消費的可持續經濟發展模式。

中國領導人目前看來可以接受目前較緩慢的經濟增長速度，並排除了採取任何重大刺激手段的可能性。

但本月早些時候，中國出臺了一個溫和的刺激方案，增加鐵路項目和低成本住房建設的開支。