When the financial crisis erupted in the fourth quarter of 2007, Italy’s GDP plummeted by 7%, then picked up by 3%, dropped again by 5%, rebounded by a measly 0.1%, and lately, during the first half of this year, shrank again, this time by 0.3%. Altogether, Italian GDP has contracted by 9% during the past seven years.
2007年四季度，当金融危机爆发时，意大利 GDP下跌7%，随后反弹3%，然后再下跌5%，再略微反弹了0.1%，而最近，在今年上半年，再一次出现下跌，幅度为0.3%。综合言之，意大利GDP在过去七年中收缩了9%。