The global downturn has helped to reduce global imbalances; the leading three exporters accounted for 26.7% of total world exports in 2009 down from a third of the total in 2008.

世界经济衰退促进了全球经济的平衡。 2008年，世界前三大出口国占了全球出口总量的1/3， 而2009年跌至26.7%。

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If you expand or shrink any of these three imbalances, it puts pressure on the others to expand or shrink to maintain the net zero balance.

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But there are three urgent policy issues which will force the government to confront regional imbalances more directly.

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