9月中国工业企业利润增幅放缓
Industrial profit growth in China eased visibly in September as sales softened and the basis for comparison became less favourable.
9月中国工业利润增速明显放缓，这是因为销售在减少，而且对比基数变得不太有利。
Industrial profits at large firms in China grew 7.7 per cent year-on-year in September according to the National Bureau of Statistics, down from 19.5 per cent in August when they hit their highest level since September 2013.
中国国家统计局(NBS)数据显示，9月份规模以上工业企业利润同比增长7.7%，低于8月19.5%的增速——此为2013年9月以来的最高增速。
The data put year-on-year industrial profit growth for the first nine months of the year at 8.4 per cent, holding steady from the previous month’s reading.
1-9月份，规模以上工业企业利润同比增长8.4%，增速与1-8月份基本持平。
The statistics bureau pointed to a decline of 0.8 per cent in existing stocks and a lowering by 0.6 per cent of leverage among companies as evidence of further improvement,
国家统计局指出，企业产成品存货同比下降0.8%，企业负债率下降6个百分点，表明形势进一步改善。
though it noted as well that production and sales had grown more slowly than the month prior.
不过，国家统计局也指出，生产和销售增长慢于前一个月。
While the bureau maintained its position that recent growth bore the hallmarks of recovery, it also acknowledged that domestic demand remained weak and warned of a need to remain on guard against corporate debt risk.
国家统计局虽然坚持认为，工业利润回归平稳增长态势，但也承认国内外市场需求总体仍然偏弱，并警告称，仍有必要防范企业债务风险。
