首先，通缩时期的投资下降 — — 以及企业的关停并转 — — 削减了产能，为2002年投资强劲反弹铺平了道路。
For starters, a decline in investment during the deflationary period – together with firm closures, mergers, and acquisitions – reduced overcapacity, clearing the way for investment to rebound strongly in 2002.