请教OG12-35题干中关于although的用法

舟楫

Along with the drop in producer prices announced yesterday, the strong retail sales ?gures released today seem“ like it is indicative that” the economy, although growing slowly, is not nearing a recession.
(A) like it is indicative that
(B) as if to indicate
(C) to indicate that
(D) indicative of
(E) like an indication of
答案是C

我的问题是indicate that the economy，although growing slowly, is not nearing a recession.这句话中although为什么＋doing，although不是只能加从句吗？

appleontree

同问~~

zliycsz1

although 是不可以加分词的，就像OG12-9， C选项的解释， although必须加一个分句，有subject and verb，但是这句话中可以省略S和V 是因为，although growing slowly 这句话的S和V 是economy 和 is与主句的主谓相同，故可以省略