从1991年4月至2000年8月,美国经济持续增长了113个月之后,于2000年第三季度起GDP增长率大幅度回落,并影响了全球经济的发展。目前美国经济似有好转迹象,但其走向仍不明朗,世人都在注目曾号称“世界经济火车头”的美国,为什么其前行的动力突然不足了?认真探讨美国新经济衰落 From April 1991 to August 2000, after the U.S. economy continued to grow by 113 months, the GDP growth rate dropped drastically in the third quarter of 2000 and affected the global economic development. At present, the U.S. economy seems to be showing signs of improvement. However, its trend remains uncertain. People all over the world have noticed that the United States, once known as “the world’s locomotive of the world economy,” has suddenly lost its motivation.