单项选择题

UK households are cutting back on spending at the fastest rate since 1980. This is __67__ to the worst economic slowdown in three decades. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed __68__ spending fell by 1.2% in the first three months of the year. People spent less on housing, household goods and services, __69__ those who went on holiday abroad also spent __70__ less. Consumers tightened their belts __71__ the face of job losses, pay __72__ or freezes and sharply reduced City bonuses. The figures showed employees’ __73__ falling by 1.1% in the quarter, the largest fall __74__ records began in 1955. Wages and salaries declined, __75__ lower bonus payments in the financial sector than normal, while __76__ also fell. The data was __77__ as part of the ONS’s latest assessment of the UK economy, which __78__ that gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 1.9% in the first quarter, __79__ sharpest decline since 1979. GDP stood 4.1% __80__ than a year ago, the biggest annual fall since 1980. "The breakdown (分析) of first-quarter GDP gives a pretty __81__ picture of weakness right across the __82__ in the early months of this year." said Jonathan Loynes of Capital Economics. "With __83__ components like household spending and investment set to fall considerably further in __84__ to the weakness in the housing market, the labour market and bank lending we __85__ unconvinced that recent ’green shoots’ (经济复苏迹象) will translate __86__ a return to decent growth next year."

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