Helsinki, April 25 (Reuters) - Finland's Government Said on Thursday It Expects the Nordic Country's Economy to Return to Growth on an Annual Basis Only Next Year, as It Lowered Its Inflation and Economic Growth Forecasts for 2024 and 2025.
赫爾辛基4月25日電（路透社）— 芬蘭政府週四表示，由於下調了對2024年和2025年的通貨膨脹和經濟增長預期，預計這個北歐國家的經濟只有在明年才能恢復年度增長。
In Its Quarterly Economic Outlook, the Finance Ministry Said It Now Sees Unchanged Gross Domestic Product (GDP) This Year. Its Previous Forecast, From December Was for Growth of 0.7%. It Now Sees Growth in 2025 at 1.6%, Down From 2.0%.
財政部在其《季度經濟展望》中表示，現在預計今年的國內生產總值（GDP）將保持不變。其先前的預測是自12月以來的增長0.7％。現在，它預計2025年的增長率爲1.6％，低於2.0％。
It Lowered Its Consumer Price Index Forecast for This Year to 1.9% From 2.0%, and for Next Year to 1.4% to 1.3%.
它將今年的消費者物價指數預測從2.0％下調至1.9％，將明年的消費者物價指數預測下調至1.4％至1.3％。
"the Recession Has Been Longer and Deeper Than Previously Estimated. However, the Economic Situation Begins to Improve During This Year, Even IF Finland's Economy Is Not Growing on an Annual Basis This Year," the Ministry Said.
“經濟衰退比先前估計的時間更長、更深。但是，儘管芬蘭今年的經濟沒有按年增長，但經濟形勢在今年開始改善，” 該部表示。
Last Year the Economy Contracted by 1.0%.
去年，經濟收縮了1.0％。
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