Second, this six-quarter plunge was followed, from mid-2009 through early 2013, by 15 quarters of annualized consumption growth averaging just 2% – an upturn that pales in comparison with what would have been expected based on past consumer-spending cycles.
接着，在这六个季度的下降后是2009年年中至2013年年初的15个季度，年化消费增长平均率只有2%——若基于过去消费支出周期预测，则这一增长显得极为无力。