The significant loss of current and future potential output is all the more remarkable, because it has occurred despite a sustained and unprecedented effort by the Fed to boost demand and hasten the recovery. Fed officials have repeatedly expressed concern that the prolonged weak recovery will inflict future pain in the form of slower long-run growth.
当前和未来潜在产出的巨大损失更加触目惊心，因为这是在美联储持续以前所未有的措施提振需求、刺激增长的情况下发生的。美联储官员再三表示了对复苏长期萎靡会导致未来长期增长率降低的担忧。