The annual number of housing starts has fallen by 1.2 million units, cutting annual GDP by an additional $250 billion. While this will eventually turn around as the inventory of unsold homes shrinks, the recovery will be slow.
房地产建筑行业的衰退也会加大经济下滑的局面。每年美国将会减少建造120万个房屋，由此带来GDP损失是2500亿美元。虽然随着待售房屋的减少，局面会有所好转，不过复苏的过程将会是缓慢的。