As a result, the US current-account deficit in 2013 had narrowed by half in dollar terms from its 2006 peak, and from 5.8% of GDP to 2.4%. This is a decline of two-thirds when expressed as a share of global output.
结果，用美元衡量，2013年美国经常项目赤字较2006年减少了一半，占GDP之比从5.8%下降到2.4%。以占全球产出比衡量，降幅为三分之二。