国际英语资讯:35-day govt shutdown costs U.S. economy 11 bln USD: budget office
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 28-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 11 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> (<span word="CBO">CBO</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> (<span word="GDP">GDP</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018 <span word="by">by</span> 3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 0.1 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019 <span word="by">by</span> 8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 0.2 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 15, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impasse">impasse</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 35-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="rebound">rebound</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CBO">CBO</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="about">about</span> 3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="equals">equals</span> 0.02 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="CBO">CBO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="estimation">estimation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="hampered">hampered</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="unpaid">unpaid</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="furloughed">furloughed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="dampened">dampened</span> <span word="private">private</span>-<span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>.</p><p><span word="CBO">CBO</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 18 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="discretionary">discretionary</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span>-<span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="private">private</span>-<span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="recoup">recoup</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="income">income</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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