美国商务部于7月31日公布了今年第二季度美经济增长数据,同时按惯例修订了2000年以来美GDP及部分相关的经济增长数据。从新公布和修订的数据看,本轮美国经济衰退自去年年初就已经开始,延续3个季度,程度也比原先认为的要深。虽然美经济从去年底就开始回升,但是各种迹象表明,美经济复苏势头正在减弱,前景尚比较微妙,需要审慎观察。 The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the U.S. economic growth data for the second quarter of this year on July 31 and revised the U.S. GDP and some related economic growth data since 2000 according to the usual practice. According to the newly released and revised data, the current round of U.S. recession has started from the beginning of last year for three consecutive quarters, which is deeper than originally thought. Although the U.S. economy started to recover from the end of last year, various indications are that the momentum of the U.S. economic recovery is weakening and the outlook is still subtle and needs to be carefully observed.