She is head of worldwide cost of living at the EIU.

她是经济学人智库全球生活成本项目的负责人。

Los Angeles is the fourth-most-expensive city in the world, according to an annual cost-of-living survey from EIU, The Economist's sister company.

根据经济学人的姊妹公司经济学人智库的年度生活成本调查，洛杉矶是世界上第四昂贵的城市。

Every year, the EIU makes a list of best cities to live in around the world.

每年， EIU都会列出世界各地最适合居住的城市。

Data for the survey, which has been carried out for more than three decades, is gathered by EIU's global team of researchers each March and September.

EIU 的全球研究团队每年三月和九月收集该调查的数据，该调查已经进行了三十多年。

The EIU attributes Tel Aviv's sharp rise on the index to increases to grocery and transport prices and the strength of the Israeli shekel against the US dollar.

EIU 将特拉维夫指数的大幅上涨归因于杂货和运输价格的上涨以及以色列谢克尔兑美元的走强。

One city has been experiencing more rapid change than most, jumping from fifth place to first in this year's Worldwide Cost of Living index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

有一个城市经历的变化比大多数城市都快，在经济学人智库 (EIU) 发布的今年全球生活成本指数中从第五位跃升至第一位。

Rising oil prices drove a 21% increase in the price of unleaded petrol, reports the EIU, but there were also big price hikes in the recreation, tobacco and personal care categories.

油价上涨推动无铅汽油价格上涨 21%， 据 EIU 报道，但娱乐、烟草和个人护理品类的价格也大幅上涨。

The EIU reports that, on average, prices for the goods and services covered by the index have risen by 3.5% year on year in local-currency terms, compared with an increase of just 1.9% this time last year.

EIU 报告称， 以当地货币计算， 该指数涵盖的商品和服务价格平均同比上涨 3.5%，而去年同期仅上涨 1. 9%。