2020年十大经济预测
How accurate were we in 2019?
2019年我们有多准确?
Global growth weakened considerably in 2019, falling from 3.2% in 2018 to of 2.6; the main culprits, the trade wars and weakening growth in China. In response, many central banks began to loosen monetary policy. However, as global exporters adjusted to the new world of higher tariffs, the impacts of the trade war on real GDP growth turned out to be smaller than expected. By the end of the year, many of the IHS Markit purchasing managers' indexes (especially in manufacturing) began to stabilize and show small gains. Moreover, while any major progress on the trade war will likely have to wait until after the 2020 US elections, an escalation in hostilities—significant enough to do major damage—also seems unlikely.
2019年,全球经济增长大幅放缓,从2018年的3.2%降至2.6%;罪魁祸首是中国的贸易战和增长疲软。对此,许多央行开始放松货币政策。然而,随着全球出口商适应关税上升的新世界,贸易战对实际GDP增长的影响结果小于预期。到年底,许多IHS Markit采购经理指数(尤其是制造业)开始企稳,并显示出小幅上涨。此外,尽管贸易战的任何重大进展都可能要等到2020年美国大选之后,但敌对行动的升级似乎也不太可能造成重大损害。
What's coming in 2020
2020年会发生什么
1) The US economy will expand 2.1%
1) 美国经济将增长2.1%
Based on estimates about sustainable growth in the labor force and productivity, IHS Markit assesses the trend (or potential) growth in the US economy to be around 2.0%. Real GDP growth was above trend from 2017 to 2019 (averaging 2.5% on a calendar-year basis) thanks to fiscal stimulus. However, with the effects of this stimulus wearing off, growth is returning to trend. Second- and third-quarter growth rates were 2.0% and 2.1%, respectively (at a seasonally adjusted annual rate). The run-up to the 2020 presidential election could provide some policy surprises (both positive and negative), which could affect the outlook.
根据对劳动力和生产力可持续增长的估计,IHS Markit估计美国经济的趋势(或潜在)增长约为2.0%。由于财政刺激,2017年至2019年的实际GDP增长高于趋势(历年平均2.5%)。然而,随着这一刺激措施的效果逐渐消失,经济增长正在回归趋势。第二季度和第三季度的增长率分别为2.0%和2.1%(按经季节调整的年增长率计算)。2020年总统大选前夕可能会带来一些政策上的意外(包括正面和负面),这可能会影响前景。
2) Europe's expansion stabilizes
2) 欧洲扩张趋于稳定
The slump in eurozone growth in 2019 was alarming, with some large economies, notably Germany and Italy, coming perilously close to recession. Nevertheless, there are some signs that the worst may be over, and we expect eurozone growth to stabilize at around 0.9% in 2020. Meanwhile the results of the UK election suggest that while the worst of the Brexit uncertainty may be over, there is still a hard slog ahead, with growth dropping from 1.3% in 2019 to 0.5% in 2020.
2019年欧元区经济增长的下滑令人担忧,一些大型经济体,尤其是德国和意大利,正危险地接近衰退。尽管如此,有迹象表明,最糟糕的情况可能已经过去,我们预计欧元区经济增长将在2020年稳定在0.9%左右。与此同时,英国大选的结果表明,尽管最坏的BRXIT不确定性可能已经结束,但仍有一个艰难的进展,增长从2019下降到2020的1.3%。
3) Japan's post-tax-hike growth stumble will be cushioned by more stimulus
3) 日本增税后的经济增长蹒跚将被更多刺激措施所缓冲
Japan's real GDP growth rate accelerated from 0.3% in 2018 to an estimated 1.1% in 2019. However, fourth-quarter growth is expected to turn negative as a result of the hike in the sales tax from 8% to 10% at the beginning of October. In response, the Abe government announced a larger-than-expected $120 billion, 15-month fiscal package, which will neutralize much of the negative effects of the sales tax hike. Consequently, after falling to 0.3% in 2020, Japanese real GDP growth is projected to recover to 0.5% in 2021.
日本实际GDP增长率从2018年的0.3%加速至2019年的1.1%。不过,由于10月初将销售税从8%上调至10%,预计第四季度增长将转为负增长。作为回应,安倍政府宣布了一项规模超过预期的1200亿美元、为期15个月的财政方案,这将在很大程度上抵消增值税上调带来的负面影响。因此,在2020年降至0.3%之后,日本的实际GDP增长预计将在2021年恢复至0.5%。
4) China's growth rate will fall below 6.0% for the first time since1990
4) 自1990年以来,中国的经济增长率将首次低于6.0%
While it is tempting to blame much of the recent slowdown on the US-China trade war, the decade-long deceleration is the result of both structural and cyclical factors: an aging population and a sharp drop-off in productivity growth mean that potential growth in China is lower now than a decade ago. We predict China's growth rate will slide even further, to 5.7% in 2020 and 5.6% in 2021, unless the government puts in place a more aggressive stimulus program.
尽管人们很容易将近期经济放缓的大部分原因归咎于美中贸易战,但长达10年的经济减速是结构性和周期性因素共同作用的结果:人口老龄化和生产率增长大幅下降意味着,中国目前的潜在增长率低于10年前。我们预测,中国的经济增长率将进一步下滑,到2020年将降至5.7%,到2021年将降至5.6%,除非中国政府出台更积极的刺激计划。