四半期１．２％の成長は年率４．９％の成長率を意味する。

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English Translation

A quarterly growth of 1.2% means an annual growth rate of 4.8%.

Furigana

四半期(しはんき)１．２％の成長(せいちょう)は年率(ねんりつ)４．９％の成長率(せいちょうりつ)を意味(いみ)する。

Romanji

Shihanki ichi ni pa-sento no seichō wa nenritsu yon kyū pa-sento no seichōritsu o imisuru.

Words

四半期 (しはんき)

quarter (of a year)

一 (いち)

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

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

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

年率 (ねんりつ)

annual rate (of interest)

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

成長率 (せいちょうりつ)

growth rate

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

意味 (いみ)

meaning; significance