英國經濟第三季度環比增0.5%

The UK’s first official growth figures since the Brexit vote have confounded the government’s warnings of an immediate recession if Britain voted to leave the EU.

英國退歐公投後的首批官方增長數據沒有應驗政府關於退歐後英國將立即陷入衰退的警告。

The economy was 0.5 per cent larger between July and September than three months earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics.

國家統計局(Office for National Statistics)的數據顯示，英國經濟今年第三季度環比擴大了0.5%。

The Treasury had predicted it would shrink 0.1 per cent.

而財政部此前曾預計將萎縮0.1%。

Philip Hammond, the UK chancellor, welcomed the news, saying: The fundamentals of the UK economy are strong, and today’s data show that the economy is resilient.

英國財政大臣菲利普.哈蒙德(Philip Hammond)對這一消息表示歡迎，稱：英國經濟的基本面強健，今天的數據顯示了英國經濟的適應能力。

The economy will need to adjust to a new relationship with the EU, but we are well-placed to deal with the challenges and take advantage of opportunities.

英國經濟將需要適應與歐盟的新關係，但我們處於有利地位，能夠應對挑戰和利用機遇。

Joe Grice, chief economist of the ONS, said the figures gave the most comprehensive picture so far of the post-referendum UK economy . . . the economy has continued to expand at a rate broadly similar to that seen since 2015 and there is little evidence of a pronounced effect in the immediate aftermath of the [Brexit] vote.

國家統計局首席經濟學家喬.格賴斯(Joe Grice)表示，這些數據反映了公投後英國經濟迄今最全面的情況……經濟繼續擴張，其速率與2015年以來擴張速率大致相同，而且沒有什麼證據表明英國脫歐公投後很快產生深遠影響。