第３四半期のＧＮＰ成長は前期比１％だった。

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English Translation

The third quarter GNP growth was 1% over the preceding quarter.

Furigana

第(だい)３四半期(しはんき)のＧＮＰ成長(せいちょう)は前期比(ぜんきひ)１％だった。

Romanji

Dai san shihanki no ji-enupi- seichō wa zenkihi ichi pa-sento datta.

Words

第 (だい)

ordinal

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

四半期 (しはんき)

quarter (of a year)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

ＧＮＰ (ジーエヌピー)

gross national product; GNP

成長 (せいちょう)

growth; grow to adulthood

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

前期比 (ぜんきひ)

compared to previous period; quarter-to-quarter basis; from the previous quarter

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative