物价持续走低，内需增长放缓，眼下通货紧缩率节节攀高。
Falling prices are also putting a brake on consumption; the rate of deflation is actually increasing.
“通过一系列的措施，潜在的通货膨胀率在过去的两年中呈下降趋势。”伯南克表示，但他并未讨论通货紧缩的可能性。
"By a number of measures underlying inflation has trended down over the past two years," Bernanke said without discussing the chance of deflation.
欧洲央行说，已经避免了通货膨胀和通货紧缩：由16个国家组成的欧元区的年通货膨胀率约为1%。
The European Central Bank says it has avoided both inflation and deflation: Annual inflation in the 16-nation euro zone is running at about 1%.
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