Earlier this year, the Congressional Budget Office warned that the potential US growth rate has declined as a result of years of subpar investment rates, the aging of the population, and smaller productivity gains. Every year of below-capacity growth means lower growth capacity in the future, owing to lost investment, erosion of worker skills and experience, and diminished risk-taking.
今年早些时候，国会预算办公室警告说，美国潜在增长率因为多年的投资率不足、人口老化和生产率增速下降而有所下降。每一个低于产能的增长年份都意味着未来增长能力的下降，这是因为投资有所下降，工人技能和经验有所损失，风险承担行为有所减少。