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主要经济指标恶化20世纪90年代初以来,美国经济持续快速发展,国民生产总值(GNP)占世界 GNP 的比重已从1990年的24.2%提高到2000年的约30%,美国是世界上的最大市场和最大对外投资国。因此,美国经济一直是牵动世界经贸发展的“火车头”。但是,自去年下半年起,美国经济增长速度大大放慢。按年率计算,去年第四季度,经济增长率从第一季度的4.8%、第二季度的5.6%和第三季度的2.2%降到1.4%。到去年12月份为止,工业生产连续3个月下降,按年率计算,去年第四季度工业生产下降1.1%,这是自1991年以来美国工业生产首次出现季度下降。去年12月份美国工业企业的设备利用率降到80.6%,为1992年9月以来的
The deterioration of major economic indicators Since the early 1990s, the U.S. economy has enjoyed sustained and rapid economic growth. The share of GNP in world GNP has risen from 24.2% in 1990 to about 30% in 2000. The United States is the world’s The largest market and the largest foreign investment country. Therefore, the U.S. economy has always been a “locomotive” that affects the development of world economy and trade. However, since the second half of last year, the U.S. economic growth rate has greatly slowed. On an annualized basis, in the fourth quarter of last year, the economic growth rate dropped from 4.8% in the first quarter, 5.6% in the second quarter and 2.2% in the third quarter to 1.4%. As of December last year, industrial production dropped for three consecutive months. On an annual basis, industrial production fell 1.1% in the fourth quarter of last year, the first decline in U.S. industrial production since 1991. In December last year, the utilization rate of industrial equipment in the United States dropped to 80.6%. Since September 1992,