今年6月，英国全国房价自2012年以来首次下跌

UK house prices fell in June for the first time since 2012 as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll, according to a survey released by Nationwide on Wednesday.

周三发布的一项全国调查显示，由于冠状病毒大流行的影响，英国6月份房价自2012年以来首次下跌。

On an yearly basis, house prices dipped 0.1% following a 1.8% increase in May and versus expectations of 1% growth.

5月份房价上涨1.8%，较上年同期下降0.1%，涨幅低于1%的预期。

On the month, prices were 1.4% lower, which was an improvement on the 1.7% drop seen in May but worse than the 0.7% decline expected.

5月份，房价下跌1.4%，较5月份1.7%的跌幅有所改善，但比预计的0.7%的跌幅更糟。

Nationwide’s chief economist Robert Gardner said: "It is unsurprising that annual house price growth has stalled, given the magnitude of the shock to the economy as a result of the pandemic. Economic output fell by an unprecedented 25% over the course of March and April - almost four times more than during the entire financial crisis.

国家首席经济学家罗伯特·加德纳说:“考虑到流行病对经济的巨大冲击，年度房价增长停滞不足为奇。经济产出在3月和4月史无前例地下降了25%——几乎是整个金融危机期间的四倍。

"Housing market activity also slowed sharply as a result of lockdown measures implemented to control the spread of the virus. While latest data from HMRC showed a slight pickup in residential property transactions from April’s low, in May they were still 50% lower than the same month in 2019."

由于采取了封锁措施以控制病毒的传播，房地产市场活动也急剧放缓。英国税务海关总署的最新数据显示，住宅房地产交易量较4月份的低点略有回升，但5月份的交易量仍比2019年同期低50%。”

Gardner said that while housing market activity is likely to edge higher in the near term as lockdown measures are eased further, the medium-term outlook for the housing market "remains highly uncertain".

加德纳表示，虽然随着锁定措施的进一步放松，房地产市场活动可能在短期内小幅走高，但房地产市场的中期前景“仍然高度不确定”。

"Much will depend on the performance of the wider economy, which will in turn be determined by how the pandemic and restrictions on activity evolve," he said.

他说:“这在很大程度上将取决于更广泛的经济表现，而经济表现反过来又将取决于疫情和对活动的限制如何演变。”