Extended to the whole year, the drop in output in the January to Marchperiod is now equal to 4.9% - the worst since records began in 1948.
扩大到整个年度，今年一至三月的产出相当于下降了4.9%，为1948年有记录以来最为严重的下降。
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Industrial output fell by a record 9.8% in December and analysts are predicting an even worse figure close to 10% for the January to Marchperiod.
12月工业出口下跌9.8%，分析家预言情况会更糟，一月份到三月份可能会跌到近10%。
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On Wednesday, the Labor Department reported that wages and benefits, adjusted for inflation, were down 0.6 percent in the January-Marchperiod, compared with a year earlier.