After a very slow initial recovery, real GDP began growing at annual rates of more than 4% in the second half of 2013. Consumer spending and business investment continued at that rate in 2014 (except for the first quarter, owing to the weather-related effects of an exceptionally harsh winter).
在非常缓慢的初始复苏后，2013年下半年，实际GDP开始以超过4%的年率增长。2014年，消费支出和商业投资继续保持这一增幅（第一季度除外，原因是极寒冬季所造成的天气影响）。这一强劲增长提高了就业，让经济回归充分就业。