US Commerce Secretary Expresses Optimism to 1)World Economic
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：VOA2003（上）-商业论坛
Broadcast: Jan 25 2003
At a session reviewing prospects 1 for the U.S. economy, Secretary Evans sounded a note of optimism. "Inflation being low really does give you a lot of room to continue to pursue pro-growth policies to keep interest rates down, which allows consumers, [and] allows businesses, to deal with their debt load," he said. "Also, it allows you to pursue pro-growth 2)fiscal policies."
Secretary Evans dismissed concerns by some analysts 2 at the Forum 3 that the U.S. economy would find it difficult to sustain a war against Iraq. "We have a very resilient, flexible economy. A $10 3)trillion economy. And so, when you put that in the context of a war - again let me put great emphasis on the fact that our goal is to solve this issue peacefully and avoid war - but still, if you want to take that step, I've seen estimates of war costs of $40 billion to $50 billion. But, still, in the context of a $10 trillion economy, I expect our economy to continue to move ahead," he said. "I expect it to be resilient and flexible, and be able to deal with the impact of a war."
Some analysts say, war with Iraq could cause the U.S. economy to contract by 1.2 percent for several quarters, even if oil prices are high for only a few weeks. Officials from the oil cartel, OPEC, say a new Gulf 4 conflict could edge the world toward an oil crisis.
Secretary Evans acknowledged that oil surplus capacity, which has dropped considerably 5 compared with the 1980s and 1990s, is low - three-to-four million barrels a day above consumption of 80-million barrels a day. He said available, affordable 6 energy supplies were key to long-term economic growth.
Dale Gavlak, VOA news, Davos.
1) World Economic Forum 世界经济论坛
2) fiscal[5fiskEl]adj. 财政的, 国库的
3) trillion[5triljEn]num. 万亿
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