【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[详细解答] 短文第三段第一句话说：“It is also less than most forecasters had predicated．”(通货膨胀率比大多数人预测的要低)，短文第四段第一句话又说：“Economists have been particularly surprised by favorable inflation figures in Britain and the United States．”(英、美两国有利的通货膨胀数字大大出乎经济学家的意料)，由此可知选项[D]amazed(惊讶)最能说明作者的态度，故为正确答案。