But it did little to revive household consumption, which accounts for about 70% of the US economy. In fact, since early 2008, annualized growth in real consumer expenditure has averaged a mere 1.3% – the most anemic period of consumption growth on record.
现在的美国显然就处于这一状态。也许从某些方面看，QE大获成功&mdash;&mdash;比如拯救了危机最危险的阶段。但它对重振占美国经济70%的家庭消费几乎没有任何作用。事实上，自2008年初以来，平均年化真实消费支出增长只有1.3%&mdash;&mdash;为有记录以来消费增长最萎靡的阶段。