同时，由于收入下降而债务负担居高不下，通货紧缩使公共及私人债务问题严重化。

And it also aggravates debt problems, both public and private, because incomes fall while the debt burden doesn't.

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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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