大萧条(2/7)

The Great Depression had devastating effects in virtually every country, rich or poor. Personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped, and international trade plunged by half to two-thirds. Unemployment in the United States rose to 25%, and in some countries rose as high as 33%. Cities all around the world were hit hard, especially those dependent on heavy industry. Construction was virtually halted in many countries. Farming and rural areas suffered as crop prices fell by approximately 60%. Facing plummeting demand with few alternate sources of jobs, areas dependent on primary sector industries such as cash cropping, mining and logging suffered the most. Countries started to recover by the mid-1930s, but in many countries the negative effects of the Great Depression lasted until the start of World War II.

这次大萧条几乎在每个国家-不论富有还是贫穷，都产生毁灭性的影响。个人收入、税收、利润和价格下跌,国际贸易下降了一半到三分之二。美国失业率达25%,而在其他有些国家高达33%。世界各地的城市受到沉重打击,特别是那些依赖于重工业发展的城市。许多国家的建设几乎也都中断了。农业地区和农村地区也受影响，作物价格下降了大约60%。依赖第一产业的地区面临骤然下降的生产需求与仅仅几个备用的工作岗位,许多行业如经济作物、采矿和伐木遭受最严重的冲击。很多国家到二十世纪三十年代中期时开始经济恢复,但还有许多国家在第二次世界大战开始以前一直深受大萧条的消极影响。