Without higher wages to offset any increase in asset prices, American consumers will be forced to restrain consumption and lower debt. This will cause an economic slowdown.

没有高工资来抵消资产价格的增长，美国人只能限制消费、无法举债，这会导致经济减速。

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That will play an important role in Beijing's efforts to stimulate domestic consumption to offset the global demand slump.

当北京努力刺激国内需求以补偿全球需求萧条时，工资增长也将起到重要的作用。

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Their inclined roofs are equipped with photovoltaic panels that offset some of the overall energy consumption.

屋顶都有光伏板，抵消了部分能源消耗。

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Encouraging signs, like improved housing markets and consumption, appear offset by stagnant labor markets and signs of structural unemployment.

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These two factors have led to a fall in consumption that has not been offset by exports.

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Negative drivers were negative contributions from private inventory investment, federal government spending and exports, partially offset by personal consumption expenditures, nonresidential fixed investment and residential fixed investment.

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