It is the average annualized growth of US consumer spending over the past 14 quarters – calculated in inflation-adjusted terms from the first quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2011. Never before in the post-World War II era have American consumers been so weak for so long.
纽黑文——0.2%。这就是过去14个季度（2008年第1季度到2011年第2季度）以来美国消费支出经通货膨胀调整的平均年化增长率。自二战结束以来，美国消费者还从未在如此长的时间里如此不给力。这个数字浓缩地表明了美国——以及全球经济——如今的问题所在。