与危机爆发前10年3.6%的增长趋势相比，过去18个季度实际消费需求的年均增长率仅有可怜的0.7 % 。
Over the last 18 quarters, annualized growth in real consumer demand has averaged a mere 0.7%, compared to a 3.6% growth trend in the decade before the crisis erupted.