In the first quarter, an external slowdown, rising inflation and rawmaterial costs led the pre-tax profit growth for domestically-listed companies to drop to 17.4% year-over-year, from 49.4% in FY07.

• 今年第一季度，由于外部经济增长放缓，通胀不断加剧，原材料成本日益上升，中国国内上市公司税前利润同比增幅降至17.；4%25，低于2007财年的49