In the past five years , their annual growth has averaged almost 7 % , its fastest pace in recorded history and well above the 2 . 3 % growth in rich economies 过去五年里，他们的每年增长率平均起来几乎达到7 % ，是他们有史以来最快的速度，并远远高于发达国家2 . 3 %的增长率。
If the population grew at 1 percent a year , as it has recently , it would more than double by 2100 , reducing the enormous population gap between the two countries 如果美国人口象最近一样每年增长率为1 % ，到2100年，其人口将是目前的两倍度，这会缩小两国间巨大的人口差距。
The year - on - year growth of the composite cpi dropped from 5 . 4 percent in january 1998 to - 0 . 7 percent in november , the lowest level since the compilation of such data in 1981 . however , the deflation in hong kong should be highlighted as being externally led 综合消费物价指数的每年增长率从1998年1月份的百分之五点四下降至11月份的负百分之零点七，是自1981年以来的新低。
