Industrial production has been unchanged for the past two months, and utilization of industrial capacity has declined. And the monthly purchasing surveys conducted by the Institute for Supply Management now indicate weaker activity among service firms as well.
美国经济的疲软之势并不局限于家庭部门。工业产量在过去两个月里停滞不前，工业产能利用率也出现了下降。供给管理委员会（Institute for Supply Management）的月度采购调查数字显示，服务企业现在也陷入了颓势。