澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳大利亚薪资涨幅不及通胀 民众生活水平下滑

The wages of Australian workers are growing at the slowest pace since records began.

Figures from the Australian bureau of statistics show the wage price index rose by just 0.4% for the last quarter, yearly growth to March was 2.1%, down from the 2.2% recorded in December.

It's the slowest rate in almost 20 years when records were first taken back in 1998.

The weakness in pay rises is particularly evident in the private sector¹ where wages edged up just 1.9% over the year to March.

Public servants and other government workers saw a 2.5% pay increase.

Recent wage price numbers played a big part in the reserve bank's decision to slash² inflation forecasts earlier this month.

The Australian dollar has fallen after the release of those weak figures, it's down below 73 us cents.

Turning to the markets and looking at the movers Blackmores is one of the weakest performers followed by Bellamys, Graincorp and Dulux are also on the rise along with bhp billiton.

澳大利亚的薪资涨幅开创了历史新低。

澳大利亚统计局的数据显示,上一季度澳大利亚薪资仅上涨0.4%,截至3月年增幅2.1%,低于去年12月2.2%的历史记录。

这是近20年来最低的涨幅，而第一次记录在案还要追溯到1998年。

而私营部门中这样的现象尤为明显,今年截至3月时工资仅涨幅1.9%。

公务员及其他政府雇员的工资增幅2.5%。

最近薪资问题在本月早些时候央行决定削减通货膨胀预测中扮演了关键角色。

疲软的数据公布后澳元兑美元已经呈现下跌趋势,收盘价跌破73美分。

接下来我们将视线转到股市，表现最差的是布莱克摩尔公司，紧随其后的是的贝拉米, Graincorp及多乐士随着必和必拓一起缓慢上升。

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。