The US manufacturing sector has now contracted for two consecutive quarters, according to the Federal Reserve, raising concerns a general recession is drawing near. But those fears remind me of a triathlon I recently completed. With burning lungs and a pounding heart, I’d really flagged during the swimming section. Then I recovered and finished fine. So does a limping manufacturing sector really mean the American expansion will end?
據(jù)美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)(Fed)表示,美國(guó)制造業(yè)目前已連續(xù)兩個(gè)季度收縮。這引發(fā)了一場(chǎng)全面衰退正在迫近的擔(dān)憂。但這些擔(dān)憂讓我想起了自己最近完成的一次鐵人三項(xiàng)比賽。肺部在灼燒,心臟劇烈跳動(dòng),我在游泳環(huán)節(jié)就已經(jīng)筋疲力竭。后來(lái),我的體能恢復(fù)了過(guò)來(lái),完成得還不錯(cuò)。那么,疲軟的制造業(yè)真的意味著美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)擴(kuò)張即將結(jié)束嗎?