This time, however, the fall in share prices and in home values has destroyed more than $12 trillion of household wealth in the United States, an amount equal to more than 75% of GDP. Previous reactions to declines in household wealth indicate that such a fall will cut consumer spending by about $500 billion every year until wealth is restored.
然而此次危机则不同，美国家庭在股市房市的资损失已经超过了12万亿美元，相当于GDP的3/4还多。在经济停止下滑之前，美国家庭每年将会减少大约5000亿美元的消费支出。随着家庭储蓄率的升高，如果要恢复到危机爆发之前的水平。至少还需要10年。