The deceleration in the United States in the second half of 2000 was extraordinary: growth of GDP dropped from 5.6 per cent in the second quarter of that year to 1 per cent in the fourth quarter.
美国在2000年下半年的增长速度放慢是不寻常的：国内总产值的增长从该年第二季的5.6%下降到在第四季的1%。