贸易赤字并没有看起来那么可怕,反而可能是经济高速增长的标志。2006年美国贸易赤字以7636亿美元这样一个天文数字,连续第五年创下历史新纪录。很多人惊呼美国经济要失控了。但令人困惑的是,如果拿美国的贸易赤字跟这几年的经济发展相比却并不是那么回事。统计数据显示,自1973年起 The trade deficit does not seem so terrible, but it may be a sign of rapid economic growth. In 2006, the US trade deficit reached an astronomical figure of 763.6 billion U.S. dollars, setting a new record for the fifth consecutive year. Many people have exclaimed that the U.S. economy is out of control. However, what is confusing is that if the U.S. trade deficit is compared with the economic development in recent years, this is not the case. Statistics show that since 1973