摘要:World economic growth for 2005 is projected at 4.3 percent, measured in terms of
real gross domestic product (GDP). The years 2003 and 2004 had growth rates of
4.0 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively. The International Monetary Fund in
Washington forecasts world economic growth for 2006 at 4.3 percent; this is a
constant growth rate compared with 2005, still significantly above the
historical trend of 3 percent.