1月14日,联合国发表了《2004年世界经济形势和展望》。该报告的数据表明:去年世界经济增长的速度为2.5％。其中发达国家为2％,发展中国家为3.8％,经济转型国家为5.1％。按国家和主要经济体比较,中国最快,为8.5％,美国在发达国家中表现最好,为3％。南亚、独联体和波罗的海国家的增 On January 14, the UN released the “2004 World Economic Situation and Prospects.” The report’s data show that the world economy grew at a rate of 2.5% last year. Among them, 2% were in developed countries, 3.8% in developing countries and 5.1% in countries with economies in transition. By country and major economy, China is the fastest, at 8.5%. The United States is the best performing country in the developed world at 3%. South Asia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic States