摘要
本文摘自欧洲委员会所作的2002年第一季度欧元区经济形势分析报告。为了使政策协调机制更加顺畅,欧洲委员会宣布,将定期出版欧元区经济发展报告。该报告将分析总体形势和经济政策问题。它包含当前经济趋势、预测和风险的分析短文,以及多边监督等特定方面更具分析性的文章。本文第一部分评估了欧元区的经济形势,认为有证据表明,经济增长放慢的阶段已经结束。第二部分着重于对近期通货膨胀进行分析,旨在具体说明,欧元铸币和纸币的发行是否刺激了通货膨胀。
This article is taken from 'First Quarterly Report'. In order to further enhance and smoothen the policy coordination process, the Commission announced the publication of a regular report on economic developments in the euro area. The first quarterly report contains two analytical parts, which are of special importance for the euro-area economy at the current juncture. The first part undertakes an assessment of the economic situation in the euro area, considering the evidence that the trough of the slowdown has been passed. The second part focuses on inflation developments, with the specific intention of substantiating whether the introduction of euro coins and bills has spurred inflation.
