The gold prices are often seen as an
indicator of inflation.
黄金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
It is a good economic
indicator.
它是一个精准的经济指标。
Eric's left-hand
indicator is flashing.
埃里克的左信号灯在闪。
The economic
indicator suggests a looming recession.
（经济指标预示着即将来临的衰退。）
The stock market is often seen as an
indicator of a country's economic health.
（股市常被视为一个国家经济健康的指标。）
The gauge on the dashboard is an
indicator of fuel level.
（仪表盘上的仪表是燃油水平的指示器。）
The pH test strip changes color, acting as an
indicator of acidity or alkalinity.
（pH测试纸条颜色的变化作为酸性或碱性的指示。）
The smile on her face was a clear
indicator of her happiness.
（她脸上的笑容清楚地表明了她的幸福。）
Unemployment rates are key economic
indicators used to assess a nation's prosperity.
（失业率是评估国家繁荣的关键经济指标。）
The compass needle serves as an
indicator of direction.
（指南针的指针用来指示方向。）
Increased heart rate can be an
indicator of physical exertion or stress.
（心率加快可以是体力劳动或压力的指示。）
Customer satisfaction surveys are important
indicators for businesses to improve their services.
（客户满意度调查是企业改进服务的重要指标。）
The traffic light turning green is an
indicator for drivers to proceed.
（交通灯变绿是驾驶员前行的信号。）
"The localization rate of our company has reached more than 90 percent, and the indicator continues to rise.
“我们公司的国产化率已经达到90%以上，而且指标还在继续上升。
It is considered an important indicator of regional openness and business environment.
它被认为是区域开放度和营商环境的重要指标。
Retail sales, a significant indicator of consumption strength, grew 5.5 percent year-on-year in September compared with 4.6 percent in August, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
国家统计局的数据显示，作为消费实力的重要指标，9月份零售额同比增长5.5%，而8月份为4.6%。
The photovoltaic conversion efficiency of solar cells is a crucial indicator and benchmark for evaluating the potential of photovoltaic technologies," said Li Zhenguo, President of Longi, during a press conference on Friday.
朗基集团总裁李振国在周五的新闻发布会上表示：“太阳能电池的光伏转换效率是评估光伏技术潜力的关键指标和基准。
A turnaround in the property sector in response to recent easing measures on mortgage lending and the lifting of restrictions in many first-tier and second-tier cities will be a decisive indicator for growth bottoming-out.
房地产行业的好转将是增长触底的决定性指标，以应对最近的抵押贷款宽松措施和许多一二线城市的限制解除。
The country saw new orders — a major indicator within the shipbuilding industry — jump 74 percent year-on-year to 44.76 million dead weight tons, with a global market share of 67.7 percent.
中国的新订单是造船业的一个主要指标，同比增长74%，达到4476万自重吨，全球市场份额为67.7%。
The country's retail sales — a significant indicator of consumption strength — increased by 2.5 percent year-on-year to 3.68 trillion yuan in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
根据国家统计局的数据，作为消费实力的重要指标，中国7月份的零售额同比增长2.5%，达到3.68万亿元。
Bai Ming, deputy director of international market research at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said the JV plan is an indicator that China continues to appeal to foreign chipmakers despite Washington's attempts to promote decoupling in the key sector.
中国国际贸易经济合作研究院国际市场研究副主任白明表示，合资计划表明，尽管华盛顿试图推动关键领域的脱钩，但中国仍在继续吸引外国芯片制造商。
This platform, an outcome of the strategic cooperation between Novartis and Tencent, connects physicians, nurses and patients, supports AI technologies and performs core functions such as daily indicator monitoring, health status assessment and personalized recommendation.
该平台是诺华与腾讯战略合作的成果，连接医生、护士和患者，支持人工智能技术，并执行日常指标监测、健康状况评估和个性化推荐等核心功能。
The country's rail freight volume, a key indicator of economic activities, rose 2.3 percent year on year to 970 million tonnes in the same period.
作为经济活动的关键指标，该国铁路货运量同比增长2.3%，达到9.7亿吨。
"Green building certification represented by LEED has become the standard for Grade A office buildings in first-tier cities, and the ways property managers are diligently working with tenants to promote reduction in greenhouse gases emissions is an important indicator of the ongoing 'greening' of commercial real estate," said Wang Jing, vice-president of USGBC North Asia.
“以LEED为代表的绿色建筑认证已成为一线城市甲级写字楼的标准，物业管理者与租户努力合作以促进减少温室气体排放的方式是商业地产持续‘绿化’的重要指标，”USGBC北亚副总裁王静说。
"For tenants, building-related emissions reduction is a tangible indicator of corporate ESG (environment, social and governance) performance, and setting up measurable and sustainable development targets with building operators will also be a major part of corporate carbon neutral solutions," Wang added.
王补充道：“对于租户来说，与建筑相关的减排是企业ESG（环境、社会和治理）绩效的一个有形指标，与建筑运营商一起制定可衡量的可持续发展目标也将是企业碳中和的解决方案的主要组成部分。”。
New shipbuilding orders, another major indicator in the shipbuilding industry, came in at 25.72 million deadweight tons during the period, representing 51.1 percent of global market share.
造船业的另一个主要指标是新造船订单，在此期间达到2572万载重吨，占全球市场份额的51.1%。
The group's operating profit attributable to its parent company increased by 9.9 percent year-on-year, and its embedded value — an important indicator of the insurer's future profitability — was up 2.2 percent compared with the end of last year.
该集团归属于母公司的营业利润同比增长9.9%，其嵌入价值——衡量保险公司未来盈利能力的重要指标——与去年年底相比增长了2.2%。
ESG ratings are primarily used by investors as an indicator of a company's sustainability performance.
ESG评级主要被投资者用作公司可持续发展业绩的指标。
"We appreciate the response from the audience at the CIIE as an early indicator for how brands and products resonate in the market," Freda told China Daily in a written interview.
弗雷达在接受《中国日报》书面采访时表示：“我们感谢CIIE观众的反应，这是品牌和产品在市场上产生共鸣的早期指标。”。
Excavator sales have been widely seen as an important indicator of the vitality of a nation's economy, as demand is usually backed by growth in mining and infrastructure development.
挖掘机的销售通常被视为一个国家经济活力的重要指标，因为需求往往是由采矿业和基础设施建设的增长所推动的。
Excavator sales have been widely cited as an important indicator of the vitality of an economy, as demand is usually backed by growth in mining and infrastructure development.
挖掘机的销售常被视为经济活力的重要指标，因为需求通常由采矿业和基础设施建设的增长来支撑。
Average monthly active users, a common indicator of customer loyalty, reached 202.0 million, up 55 percent year-on-year.
这一指标常见的用户粘性指标——平均月活跃用户数——达到2.02亿，同比增长55%。
"It's not appropriate to use GMV or gross merchandise volume－an indicator that the e-commerce sector usually uses to evaluate sales－to judge companies in the education industry," said Zhai Jia, managing director of Sequoia China, a private equity firm.
“不应使用电商行业常用的、用以评估销售额的GMV(商品交易总额)来评判教育行业企业，”红杉资本中国基金(Sequoia China)管理合伙人翟佳表示。
For instance, when Liferiver was evaluating the performance of a certain indicator of the product, they could discuss their ideas based on technological guidelines with NMPA experts in advance.
例如，当Liferiver在评估某个产品指标的表现时，他们可以提前与NMPA的专家依据技术指南进行讨论。
Total net revenues, generated from running mobile games, membership fees and advertising, reached 2.6 billion yuan ($370.5 million), whereas average daily active users, a key indicator of user loyalty, reached 50.5 million, up 52 percent from same period last year.
Unit economics is a profit and loss calculation model and an aggregate indicator that determines whether there is a financial sense in scaling a company.
We see in the mid-term there will be an increase in activities, a healthy indicator of economic recovery in the capital market as businesses will seek additional funding for their post-COVID-19 initiatives and we will be helping investors in their M&A activities.4.
Yunnan Power Grid Co, CSG's unit in the southwestern Chinese province, has developed a system to collect data regarding electricity use from companies as an important indicator of their production resumption situation.
The platform called "AI", representing care for the heart in Chinese, covers daily health indicator monitoring and health condition assessment through voice and image recognition and interaction as well as access to personalized information, and lies inside WeChat as a mini program, the developers said.
China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, expanded 4.4 percent year-on-year in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
In another key indicator of total orders, Chinese shipyards have taken a leading position by accounting for 48.34 percent of global orders, and 35.89 percent of CGT.
Cheng Wei, CEO of Didi, said: "Safety is the bottom line for all transportation services, and even if the 'hitch' service is resumed in the future, the only key performance indicator is whether it is safe enough, not how much profit it brings.
GDP used to be the main indicator for measuring growth.
About one-third of the Chinese consumers will opt for Chinese domestic brands, which is an important indicator of a maturing market.
大约三分之一的中国消费者将选择中国本土品牌，这是市场成熟度的重要指标。
1 document released early this year, which is seen as a key indicator of policy priorities each year.
The performance of listed companies is considered a leading indicator of China's economy, which expanded steadily at 6.7 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters, well above the 6.5-percent annual target.
Xia Hong, a marketing professor at Beijing Technology and Business University, said food and drink consumption is normally a practical indicator of the economy and the population size.
During the same period, contracted foreign funds, an indicator of future commitments of capital, grew 20.4 percent to $33.62 billion.
The sales of excavators is usually seen as a key indicator of the performance of the heavy machinery industry.
"Medical image is the most valuable part as it is a crucial indicator of diseases as well as an important reference for doctors to make an initial diagnosis," said Guo Na, co-founder of Huiyihuiying, which was established in 2012.
With more than 10 years' experience in diagnosing Chinese companies, particularly those in the retail sector, he sees cash flow as the most important indicator of a company's financial health.
The European case had been widely watched as an indicator of how the burgeoning gig economy, which also features the likes of food-delivery company Deliveroo, would be regulated in Europe.
The momentum in the company's excavator sales in the first half of 2017 is a good indicator of that growth, driven by a combination of robust infrastructure and building construction activity as well as higher replacement demand.
"We believe the US market is one indicator to show the future trend.
It is an important indicator for measuring the green and low-carbon levels of enterprises and products.
Retail sales, a significant indicator of consumption strength, grew 6.8 percent year-on-year during the January-September period, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
New orders, another major indicator of the shipbuilding industry, jumped 67.7 percent year-on-year to 37.67 million dwt, with a global market share of 72.6 percent.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that retail sales, a major indicator of consumption strength, increased 7 percent year-on-year during the January-August period.
The latest indicator to perk up is the purchasing managers' index for China's manufacturing sector, which came in at 50.2 in September, bouncing back to expansion territory after four consecutive months of growth.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of consumption strength, increased 4.6 percent year on year in August, following a 2.5 percent expansion in July.
China's retail sales, a key indicator of consumer spending, grew by 2.5 percent year-on-year in July, compared with 3.1 percent in June, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
- China's manufacturing sector continued to warm up in August as a key indicator went up for a third straight month, while the non-manufacturing sector sustained its vibrancy, releasing signals of strengthening economic momentum.
The inaugural "China Company Competitiveness Indicator" published Monday by the world-renowned International Institute for Management Development (IMD) reflects the country's thriving digital technology landscape and its leading role as a global innovation powerhouse, said the IMD China CEO.
The first "China Company Competitiveness Indicator" is an initiative launched by IMD China that measures on a sector-by-sector basis how competitive companies are in the Chinese market.
We have companies from very traditional backgrounds, such as liquor, dairy, snacks, or soy sauce, becoming really strong and ranking very high in our indicator.
- China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 3.7 percent year-on-year in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.
Retail sales, a key indicator of consumer spending, grew 3.1 percent year-on-year in June, compared with 12.7 percent year-on-year in May, data released on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
China's retail sales — a significant indicator of consumption strength — grew 12.7 percent year-on-year in May, compared with 18.4 percent in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
The main indicator to evaluate the actual effect of the expo is to see how many enterprises have established cooperation in the supply chain, whether the expo has helped improve efficiency and reduced costs for businesses. "
- China's rail freight volume, a key indicator of economic activities, went up 4.4 percent year-on-year in 2022, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.
China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator on the supply side, went up 5.6 percent year-on-year in April, expanding by 1.7 percentage points from the level in March, according to data from the NBS.
Nonetheless, the core CPI in March — a key indicator measuring macro supply and demand conditions — rose 0.7 percent year-on-year, which represents a modest rebound rather than a decline compared with January and February.
On top of boosting consumption and private investment, dedicated efforts should be made to ensure more adequate employment, a key indicator gauging economic viability.
Their comments came after data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that China's retail sales, a vital consumption indicator, rose 5.8 percent year-on-year to 11.49 trillion yuan ($1.67 trillion) in the first quarter, reversing the 2.7 percent decline logged in the fourth quarter of 2022.
"This is the biggest indicator of China being a great supplier worldwide.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's industrial output, a key economic indicator, rose 3.6 percent year-on-year in 2022, as the country's industrial production continued to rebound steadily.
China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator on the supply side, went up 2.4 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2023, expanding by 1.1 percentage points from the level in December 2022, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released on Wednesday.
This figure, which serves as a forward-looking indicator of sentiment, is now at its highest level since April 2012.
China's industrial output, a key economic indicator, rose 3.6 percent year-on-year in 2022, as the country's industrial production continued to rebound steadily, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
The government made stable employment a key indicator of the economy operating within the appropriate range, worked hard to promote market-based employment, and stepped up efforts to support enterprises in stabilizing and expanding employment, the report said.
"The Future Output Index, the only sentiment indicator, pointed to a record level of business confidence amongst Hong Kong SAR private sector firms, signaling the likelihood for continued improvements in business conditions in the near term," said Jingyi Pan, Economics Associate Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Per capita consumption expenditure among Chinese residents is expected to grow between 8 percent and 12 percent this year compared with 2022, while retail sales of consumer goods, a vital consumption indicator, will increase between 7 percent and 11 percent, Wu estimated.
Growth in China's consumer price index, a key indicator of inflation, remained mild at 2.1 percent year-on-year in January, whereas the United States reported CPI growth of 6.4 percent year-on-year for the same period, official data showed.
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Index was calculated based on a survey of 3,000 SMEs and the vitality of a country's SMEs is an important indicator reflecting the country's economic development status.
With China's economy being deeply integrated into the world, the nation's forex reserves are an indicator of the confidence of the global community in conducting trade and economic cooperation with China, he said.
A GDP of one trillion yuan is an indicator of a strong economic city and China has 24 such cities, according to data from local governments.
Lastly, business and consumer confidence is another useful indicator of economic circulation.
Per capita consumption expenditure among Chinese residents is expected to grow between 8 percent and 12 percent this year compared with 2022, while retail sales of consumer goods, a vital consumption indicator, will increase between 7 percent and 11 percent, Wu estimates.
The comment comes after China's rebounding industrial production continued to play its "cornerstone" role in enhancing economic growth in 2022, with industrial output, a key economic indicator, rising 3.6 percent year-on-year last year.
Sector expected to maintain relatively stable growth this year amid reboundChina's industrial output, a key economic indicator, rose 3.6 percent year-on-year in 2022 as the country's rebounding industrial production continued to play its "cornerstone" role in enhancing economic growth, said officials and industry experts on Tuesday.
China's industrial output, an important economic indicator, rose 3.6 percent year-on-year last year, as the country's industrial production continued to rebound steadily, according to the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.
Industrial output, an important economic indicator, expanded by 3.6 percent year-on-year in 2022 and 1.3 percent in December.
Driven by technology accumulation and the government's opening-up measures, general trade, which represents a longer production chain and higher added-value as the key indicator of a country's foreign trade competence, grew by 12.4 percent year-on-year to reach 24.47 trillion yuan ($3.5 trillion) during the January-November period last year, accounting for 63.8 percent of China's total trade volume, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
Liu Baokui, a researcher at the Institute of Spatial Planning and Regional Economy at the NDRC, said that private investment is an indicator of economic vitality and the new measures come at a critical time, as the relaxation and optimization of COVID-19 regulations is expected to embolden previously timid private investors.
Ying thinks the night economy is an important indicator of the openness and vibrancy of a city.
It is another indicator of the ongoing financial opening-up in Shanghai, Wu said.
Also, China's patent applications in artificial intelligence accounted for about 70 percent of the world's total, according to an indicator published this month by the China Center for Information Industry Development.
China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 5 percent year-on-year in October, 0.2 percentage points more than that in the third quarter, the data showed.
The country's total retail sales of consumer goods, a vital consumption indicator, rose 3.5 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, reversing the 4.6 percent decline logged in the second quarter.
The rapid growth rate of electrification across industries, transport and infrastructure is a key indicator of China's modernization development process.
China's industrial output, an important economic indicator, grew 6.3 percent year-on-year in September, showcasing a strong recovery momentum as favorable government policies encouraging industrial production took effect, experts said on Monday.
We therefore designed a new indicator — "generalized inventory-to-sales ratio" — to assess inventory situations of enterprises.
To be specific, the new indicator showed that the raw materials sector, despite higher inventory pressure, is still below average pre-COVID levels.
Retail sales of consumer goods, a significant indicator of the country's consumption strength, went up 5.4 percent year-on-year to 3.63 trillion yuan ($508.5 billion) in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, hit a record high of 44 trillion yuan ($6.3 trillion) in 2021, 2.1 times the figure in 2012, according to the report released by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Currently, 30.6 percent of households in Zhejiang have an annual disposable income of 200,000 to 600,000 yuan, a common indicator of middle-income families.
- China's rail freight volume, a key indicator of economic activities, rose 5.9 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of the year, continuing the trend of expansion in the first half of 2022, official data showed.
The China Retail Performance Index, the commerce chamber's other indicator gauging market confidence, stood at 50.2 percent for its August reading, staying flat in July.
It should also be noted that the PMI is a subjective indicator, comparable to the GDP growth rate, in order to arrive at a more unbiased and nuanced understanding.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's retail sales of consumer goods, a significant indicator of the nation's consumption strength, fell by 0.7 percent year-on-year to 21.04 trillion yuan ($3.12 trillion) in the first six months of this year.
The infrastructure push follows the latest data showing China's industrial output, an important economic indicator, expanded 3.4 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year despite challenges and uncertainties from the COVID-19 pandemic and a more complicated international environment.
The indicator stands around 1 percent at present, which is lower than the 1.5 percent level prior to the pandemic in 2019.
China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 0.7 percent year on year in the second quarter of this year.