To adjust upwards, the surplus countries would have to expand their spending to fill the vacuum left by American consumers and housebuilders, but that does not seem likely.

• 为了调节经济使其保持增长，盈余的国家必须扩大他们的支出以填满由美国消费者及房屋制造者造成的空白，但那似乎并不可能。