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2007年,硅谷一如既往地成为创新的圣地,每个员工创造的经济增加值连续6年得到上升。1997年～2007年,全美员工创造的人均增加值上升幅度较小,从8万美元上升到9万美元左右;而硅谷员工创造的人均增加值从11万美元递增到13万美元左右。2007年,硅谷地区同比增长2%,全美同比增长1.4%。硅谷的专利活动、环保技术方面的风险投资仍然很活跃,远远领先全球。2008年金融危机爆发后,人们都认为硅谷能够躲过美国金融危机的冲击,但是事实上从2008年11月开始,危机对硅谷的冲击全面显现。2008年全年,整个硅谷地区只有2家公司进行首次公开募集(IPO)。12月,硅谷的工作机会较前一年同期萎缩了1.3%,出现了2005年后的首度下滑。此外,2008年硅谷的人均所得也减少了0.8%,是2003年以来的首度下降。考虑到同期全美国的人均所得还有0.2%的增长,这也是多年来首次出现硅谷人均收入增长低于全国增长的情形。
In 2007, as always, Silicon Valley has become a sacred place for innovation. The economic value added created by each employee has risen for six consecutive years. From 1997 to 2007, the per capita value added by all staff in the United States increased by a small amount from 80,000 U.S. dollars to 90,000 U.S. dollars. The per capita added value created by employees in Silicon Valley increased from 110,000 U.S. dollars to 130,000 U.S. dollars. In 2007, the Silicon Valley area increased by 2% compared with the same period of last year, the United States increased by 1.4% compared with the same period of last year. Silicon Valley’s patent activity, venture capital investment in environmental technology is still very active, far ahead of the world. After the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008, people all thought that Silicon Valley could escape the impact of the financial crisis in the United States, but in fact from November 2008 the crisis hit Silicon Valley. Throughout 2008, only two companies across the Silicon Valley were doing initial public offerings. In December, job opportunities in Silicon Valley shrank by 1.3% over the same period of the previous year, marking the first decline since 2005. In addition, the per capita income of Silicon Valley in 2008 also decreased by 0.8%, the first decline since 2003. In view of the 0.2% increase in per capita income in the United States over the same period, this is the first time in many years that the per capita income growth in the Silicon Valley has fallen below the national growth rate.