en-us	France's central bank estimates first-quarter GDP shrunk 6% from previous quarter
zh-cn	法国央行预估第一季GDP较前季萎缩6%

en-us	PARIS, April 8 (Reuters) - France's economy likely contracted 6% in the first quarter from the previous three months as a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak shut down vast swathes of the economy, the central bank estimated on Wednesday.
zh-cn	路透巴黎4月8日电-法国央行周三估计，法国第一季度经济可能较前三个月收缩6%，因为冠状病毒爆发导致全国范围内的停摆关闭了大片经济。

en-us	That would be the biggest contraction on a quarterly basis since World War II,
zh-cn	这将是二战以来最大的季度收缩，

en-us	surpassing the previous record of -5.3% in the second quarter of 1968 when France was gripped by civil unrest, mass student protests and general strikes.
zh-cn	超过了1968年第二季度创下的-5.3%的先前纪录，当时法国正受到内乱、大规模学生抗议和总罢工的困扰。

en-us	France has been subject to stay-at-home orders since March 17 that officially end on April 15,
zh-cn	自3月17日以来，法国一直在接受呆在家里的命令，这些命令将于4月15日正式结束，

en-us	although the government has warned they could very well be extended if judged prudent.
zh-cn	尽管法国政府警告称，如果被判断为谨慎，很可能会延长这些命令。

en-us	A typical week of confinement in March saw economic activity reduced by nearly a third, the central bank said in an analysis of the economic fallout from the outbreak.
zh-cn	央行在一份关于疫情经济影响的分析报告中表示，3月份典型的一周禁闭期间，经济活动减少了近三分之一。

en-us	In light of such low levels of activity, every two weeks the country spends in lockdown could reduce annual economic activity by 1.5 percentage points, the Bank of France estimated,
zh-cn	法国银行(Bank Of France)估计，鉴于经济活动水平如此之低，该国每两周的封锁时间可能会使年度经济活动减少1.5个百分点，

en-us	on par with projections from the INSEE official stats agency and independent think tanks.
zh-cn	与欧洲工商管理学院(INSEE)官方统计机构和独立智库的预测持平。

en-us	It came to its conclusions drawing on feedback from its monthly business climate survey that canvassed 8,500 companies from March 27 to April 3 about their activity and outlooks.
zh-cn	它根据其月度商业环境调查的反馈得出了结论，该调查从3月27日至4月3日对8500家公司的活动和前景进行了调查。

en-us	Executives responding to the survey said industrial capacity utilisation was running on average at a historic low of 56% in March, down from 78% in February.
zh-cn	回应调查的高管表示，3月份工业产能利用率平均运行在56%的历史低点，低于2月份的78%。

en-us	By sector, the automobile industry had the lowest utilisation rate of 41%.
zh-cn	按行业划分，汽车行业使用率最低，为41%。

en-us	Industrial companies lost on average five business days in March while companies in the service sector had to shut on average six days.
zh-cn	3月份，工业企业平均损失5个工作日，而服务业企业平均关闭6天。

en-us	For the restaurant industry, the figure ran as high as 14 days.
zh-cn	对于餐饮业来说，这一数字高达14天。

en-us	With business activity sharply reduced, companies reported a jump in demand for credit.
zh-cn	随着商业活动大幅减少，企业报告信贷需求跃升。

en-us	The government has set up a programme to guarantee business loans from commercial banks to keep firms starved of their usual cashflow from going bust.
zh-cn	政府已经建立了一项计划，为商业银行的商业贷款提供担保，以防止缺乏正常现金流的公司破产。