The contraction of private investment in Europe accounts for only a small part (one-third) of the growth gap. Though the financial-market tensions that accompanied the euro crisis had a strong negative impact on investment in the eurozone periphery, investment demand has also remained weak in the US, minimizing the overall difference.
欧洲私人投资收缩只是增长差异的次要原因（约占三分之一）。尽管伴随欧元危机而生的金融市场紧张对欧元区外围投资造成了很大的消极影响，但美国投资需求也一直萎靡不振，这缩小了总体差异。