And yet it is particularly in the US that commodity prices have been falling. The Economist’s euro-denominated Commodity Price Index, for example, has actually risen over the last year; it is only the Index in terms of dollars – which is what gets all of the attention – that is down.
但美国是个显著的例外。美国的扩张似乎正在日益坐实，预计今年后两季度年增长率将超过4%。但美国的大宗商品价格下跌情况尤其严重。比如，《经济学人》（The Economist）的欧元大宗商品价格指数在去年实际上还有所上涨，下跌的只是该指数的美元值，而受到所有关注的正是这个美元指标。