New Zealand – the first country to see the light of day each morning – has, fittingly, become the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to stumble into recession. Second-quarter GDP data showed a decline in private consumption and exports, offset by only a small increase in government spending. Meanwhile, Japan, on technical definitions, is half way there. Does grim economic data from other Asian economies suggest there will be more casualties in the once robust region?
新西蘭是每天早晨第一個見到陽光的國家,也恰恰成為了亞太地區(qū)第一個步入經濟衰退的國家。該國第二季度國內生產總值(GDP)數據顯示,私人消費和出口出現(xiàn)下降,但政府支出僅出現(xiàn)小幅增長。與此同時,從技術角度講,日本已陷入半衰退狀態(tài)。來自亞洲其它經濟體嚴峻的經濟數據,是否表明這個曾增長強勁的地區(qū)會有更多國家遭受沖擊呢?