This is a much bigger downswing than was recorded in the overall consumer-confidence indices. The decline occurred over the better part of a decade, as we began to see the end of debt-driven overexpansion, and accelerated with the latest debt crisis.
这一跌幅要比整体消费信心指数跌幅更大。在最近十年较好的阶段，即我们开始意识到债务驱动的过度扩张迟早会结束时，该指数就一直在下跌，最近的债务危机则加速了下跌。