美國通脹率小幅上升 加息可能性增加
A key measure of U.S. inflation rose slightly in October, boosting the chances the central bank will raise interest rates soon.
美國十月份通貨膨漲率小幅上漲，增大了美聯儲將很快加息的可能。
A government report says prices gained two-tenths of one percent in September. Apart from energy and food, sectors with volatile price changes, U.S. consumer prices rose 1.9 percent over the past year - close to the Federal Reserve's target of two percent.
政府報告顯示，9月份價格上漲了0.2個百分點，除去價格波動較大的能源和食品之外，美國消費價格比去年相比上漲了1.9%，這接近於美聯儲的2%的目標。
Experts say a modest and consistent rate of inflation allows families and companies to better plan purchases of homes and equipment, which facilitates economic growth.
專家們說，緩和穩定的通脹率可以讓民衆和企業爲購買住房和設備作出更好計劃，而這回促進經濟增長。
Fed officials have said they want to see inflation rise a little before they boost interest rates. They are widely expected to raise the key rate in mid-December from the record low level where it has been since the financial crisis.
美聯儲官員曾表示，他們希望看到通漲率小幅上升之後再提升利率。目前人們普遍預期美聯儲將在今年12月中提高自金融危機以來的歷史最低水平利率。
A separate report said the U.S. manufacturing sector rose a brisk four-tenths of a percent in October, after falling the prior month. Manufacturing has been hampered by slowing demand in foreign markets. The strong dollar also hurts U.S. exports, including manufactured goods, by making them more expensive and less competitive on global markets.
另一項報告顯示，美國製造業今年10月份增長了0.4個百分點，而上個月則有所收縮。製造業一直由於外國市場需求放緩而受到衝擊。美元的強勢也傷害了美國出口，包括製造業的產品，因爲那使得美國產品價格更高，在全球市場上競爭力降低。
