According to estimates by the Industrial Technology Research Institute, the cataclysm in America has dashed hopes for the traditional pre-Christmas pickup of the computer equipment market. Business confidence has taken a bad hit and economic recovery is expected to be delayed even further.
根據工研院經貿中心的評估，美國巨變已使得全球電子業者所寄望的第四季耶誕節傳統旺季買氣，立刻產生嚴重的信心動搖，原先眾所寄望的景氣復甦時間將更為延後。