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The average growth rate of the economy in 2004 should reach 1.7% in the euro area and 2.0% across the European Union (EU), before stabilizing around 2.4% in 2005, announced the European Commission (EC) in its Spring Economic Previon published Wednesday.

The EC has maintained its forecast last autumn of a 2% growth this year and 2.4% next year across the EU.

The economy of the European Union “does not fully take part in the acceleration of global growth,” said Pedro Solbes, EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs in presenting to the press these forecasts.

The resumption of the EU economy is based on particular accommodative macroeconomic policies, a continuation of disinflation, financing conditions favorbles and progress in structural reforms, according to the EC.

The Commission has indicated that the recovery would rely also on an increase in capital spending, and she even encouraged by a recovery, more gradual, private consumption.

The EC also said that “macroeconomic imbalances former” American economy “may slow growth” next year as rising oil prices and other commodities could also slowing global growth.

The Commission foresees a slowdown in the rate of unemployment expected to rise 8.8% this year to 8.6% in 2005. Inflation should remain below the 2% ceiling set by the European Central Bank, to 1.8% on average this year and 1.6% in 2005

(Xinhua)

欧盟公布其Previon 2004年经济增长

的经济平均增长率在2004年率达到欧元区的1.7％和2.0整个欧洲联盟（欧盟）％，稳定在约2005年的2.4％，宣布了欧洲委员会（EC）在其春季经济Previon周三公布。

欧共体一直保持在欧盟的预测2％的增长，去年秋季和今年，明年为2.4％。

欧盟的“经济不充分参与全球经济增长加速的一部分，”索尔韦斯说，欧盟经济事务专员在向新闻界介绍这些预测。

欧盟的经济恢复的基础，特别是适宜的宏观经济政策，继续对通货膨胀，融资条件favorbles和结构改革的进展，根据欧共体。

该委员会表示，经济复苏也将依赖于在资本支出的增加，她甚至鼓励的复苏，渐进的，私人消费。

欧盟委员会同时表示，“宏观经济失衡的前”美国经济“很可能增长缓慢，”由于油价上涨和其他商品，明年还可以全球经济增长放缓。

委员会预计在失业率预计将上升8.8％，今年到2005年的8.6％放缓。通货膨胀率应保持低于欧洲中央银行设定的2％的上限，以平均1.8％的今年1.6％，2005年

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