The US consumer, whose gluttony helped fuel growth throughout the world for more than a decade, seems finally set to go on a diet. In addition to tighter credit, falling home prices and high unemployment will continue to put a crimp on US consumer spending.
不管最终的结局是好是坏，时光都不可能倒流。美国的消费者在过去的10多年里都是世界经济发展的带动者，现在看来，应该节制他们的消费能力，此外，紧缩的信贷市场，下滑的房价以及攀升的失业率都会进一步降低美国人的消费能力。