五年来通胀调整后的个人消费开支平均仅增长0.8 % ， 这是二战结束后最严重也最持久的消费需求增长放缓。
Gains in inflation-adjusted personal-consumption expenditure have averaged a mere 0.8% over the past five years – the most severe and protracted slowdown in consumer demand growth in the post-World War II era.