英国经济在1月出乎意料地收缩, UK economy shrinks unexpectedly in January, defying forecasts of growth.

与经济学家预测的0.1%的增长率相反,由于产量下降,英国经济在1月出乎意料地缩减了0.1%。 The UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% in January, driven by a drop in production, contrary to economists' forecasts of a 0.1% growth. 主要由于工业和制造业产出下降造成的这一下降,标志着在新的商业税和全球不确定因素充分生效之前的一年经济开始较弱。 This decline, primarily due to a fall in industrial and manufacturing output, signals a weaker economic start to the year before new business taxes and global uncertainties take full effect. 服务略有增长,但速度慢于上月。 Services showed slight growth but at a slower pace than the previous month.