美国的外贸逆差在去年猛增58.8％的基础上,今年上半年又比去年同期增长了53.1％,达到1777亿美元。6月份外贸逆差则创下了306.2亿美元的历史新高。一些分析家担心,外贸逆差持续激增最终可能导致美国经济陷入衰退境地。 今年第一季度美国的经常项目逆差首次超过了国内生产总值的4％。据美林公司预计,今年美国的经常项目逆差将达到4110亿美元,比去年增加24％,占 On the basis that the U.S. foreign trade deficit surged 58.8% last year, the U.S. first half of this year saw an increase of 53.1% over the same period of last year to reach 177.7 billion U.S. dollars. The foreign trade deficit hit a record high of 30.62 billion U.S. dollars in June. Some analysts worry that a sustained surge in the foreign trade deficit could eventually lead the U.S. economy to a recession. For the first time in the first quarter of this year, the current account deficit of the United States surpassed 4% of the GDP. According to Merrill Lynch’s forecast, U.S. current account deficit this year will reach 411 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 24% over last year, accounting for