本期内容：

Japan returned to recession in the third quarter. GDP contracted at an annualised rate of 0.8%, more than economists had feared,having shrunk by 0.7% in the second. The recession is the second since Shinzo Abe became prime minister in December 2012. Nominal GDP, which includes inflation and is Mr Abe’s new focus, was flat in the quarter, though it rose by 3.1% year-on-year.

词义解析:

recession：经济萧条

contract：收缩

annualised rate: 年化率

nominal GDP：货币计价的GDP