这种说法，反过来在某种程度上也解释了这样的现象：尽管油价上涨到了仅几年前人们都不敢设想的高位，但是很多国家的石油需求量持续上升。
That, in turn, may go some way towards explaining why demand for oil continues to rise in many countries, despite prices that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago.
但美国房屋销售大幅下滑引发的美国经济持续动荡、次级贷款危机和燃油价格上涨预计将使北美的销量基本持平。
But the continued economic turmoil in the U.S. triggered by a sharp decline in housing sales, the subprime crisis and rising fuel prices, are expected to keep North American sales flat.
因为能源是整个经济的重要因素，如果油价长期高企不下，通货膨胀率就可能继续上涨，而经济增长率却在下降。可能出现的极端情况就是：尽管经济不景气，物价却持续上涨。
Because energy is such a crucial part of the economy, if prices stay high for a prolonged period, they will both raise the inflation rate and lower the rate of economic growth.
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