Looking ahead, strong headwinds imply that it will be difficult to achieve better economic performance in the rest of the year. Higher energy prices are reducing real household spending on non-energy goods and services; weakness in Europe and Asia will hurt America’s exports; state and local governments are cutting their spending; and concerns about higher taxes in 2013 will dampen both business investment and big-ticket consumer spending.
放眼未来，阻力重重意味着要在今年余下时间内取得上佳表现非常苦难。能源价格的上涨正在挤出家庭在非能源商品和服务上的真实支出；欧洲和亚洲的疲软将拖累美国的出口；州和地方政府正在削减支出；而对2013年增税的担忧将同时影响商业投资和高端消费者的支出。