| 1. | Sluggish lending is hurting banks profits
，贷款需求疲弱正损害银行的盈利。 |
| 2. | Owing to slack external demand , exports contracted in 2001 after recording double - digit growth in 2000
由于外部需求疲弱，出口在2000年录得双位数字增长后，在2001年出现收缩。 |
| 3. | Real gross domestic product remained virtually flat during the year , reflecting weak domestic and external demand
实质本地生产总值全年几乎没有增长，反映本地及外部需求疲弱。 |
| 4. | The global economy appeared to have entered a disinflationary phase in 2002 , driven by factors such as sluggish demand and increased productivity
此外，受到需求疲弱及生产力提高等因素影响，全球通胀在2002年进一步放缓。 |
| 5. | Prices of tradable goods were largely contained by a strong hong kong dollar , weak consumption demand and low inflation in hong kongs trading partners
物价升幅放缓，主要是由于港元保持强劲，消费需求疲弱以及香港的贸易伴通胀处于低水平。 |
| 6. | During this period , imports dipped by 11 . 5 percent due to flagging domestic demand , while total exports fell at a slower pace of 7 . 4 percent
期间，由于内部需求疲弱，进口较去年大幅下跌百分之十一点五，整体出口下跌百分之七点四，跌幅较进口慢。 |
| 7. | The banking sector remains strong and resilient , despite the profitability of banks is squeezed as a result of weak loan demand and intensified competition
由于贷款需求疲弱，加上竞争越趋激烈，令银行盈利收窄。尽管如此，银行体系仍然保持稳健。 |
| 8. | Sluggish domestic demand caused imports to fall by 13 . 8 percent year - on - year , while exports declined at a slower pace of 9 . 0 percent over the same period
内部需求疲弱，令进口较去年同期下跌至百分之十三点八。而出口的跌幅则较慢，只为百分之九。 |
| 9. | On the other hand , the large current account surplus may also reflect the weak domestic demand in the first place , which led to domestic savings exceeding domestic investment
当然，大的往来帐盈馀亦可能反映本地需求疲弱，引致本地储蓄超过本地投资。 |
| 10. | The strong current account surplus reflected both an improvement in competitiveness , resulting from the depreciation of the real effective exchange rate , and weak domestic demand
往来帐盈馀大，反映实质港汇指数下降使竞争力增强，以及本地需求疲弱。 |
