1月28日美国商务部公布的数字表明,美国国内生产总值的增长速度连续3年都在4%以上,1999年为4%,1998年为43%,1997年更是高达45%。与此同时,失业率长期维持在30多年来最低点的4%左右,通货膨胀率处于较低水平,1999年也只有27%。这样美国经济创下了有史以来107个月的最长经济增长期 The figures released by the U.S. Department of Commerce on January 28 show that the growth rate of U.S. gross domestic product has been above 4% for three consecutive years, 4% in 1999, 43% in 1998 and 45% in 1997. At the same time, the jobless rate has remained at a level of around 4% of its lowest level in more than 30 years. Inflation is at a relatively low level, only 27% in 1999. In this way, the U.S. economy set the longest economic growth period of 107 months in history