During the same period, annualized US imports declined by $284 billion more than US exports, and China’s annualized trade surplus increased by $249 billion. In other words, from January 2008 to January 2009, the US withdrew $284 billion and China $249 billion in annualized demand from the world economy, whereas Germany provided $173 billion and Japan $157 billion in annualized demand stimulus to the world economy.
在同一时期，美国的年化进口量比美国的年化出口量多下降了2840亿美元，中国的年化贸易顺差增加了2490亿美元。换句话说，从2008年1月份到2009年1月份,美国从世界的年化需求中获得了2840亿美元,中国获得了2490亿美元，而德国为世界经济提供了1730亿美元的年化需求刺激，日本提供了1570亿美元的年化需求刺激。