The only positive figure was a ten-year-high trade surplus of more than US $ 15 billion. Even that figure was problematic-it was the result not of export growth, but of weaker imports. Those weaker imports indicated that domestic manufacturers had cut back on investments in new equipment, giving rise to more concerns about the long-term economic outlook.
帳面上唯一亮眼的，是創下十年來新高的一百五十多億美元出超，但巨幅出超源自進口不振，意味著廠商投資新機械設備的意願低落，更令人對未來不敢樂觀。