but overall capital spending will nevertheless fall (see chart).
但整体资本支出将缩减(见图)。
some retailers in the fed regions of boston, philadelphia, cleveland and dallas planned to cut capital spending projects for 2009.
包括波士顿、费城、克利夫兰、达拉斯的零售商计划削减2009年的资本开支项目。
until recently, capital spending was one of the main drivers of economic growth.
直到最近,资本投资一直是经济增长的主要动力之一。
capital spending tumbled during the recession more than it had at any time since the great depression.
经济衰退期间的资本支出降幅超过了大萧条以来的任何时期。
but that is a big improvement from the second quarter, when they expected capital spending to fall 11.5% over 12 months.
但这已较第二季度出现了明显改善,当时他们预计资本支出将在未来12个月减少11.5%。
firms are quick to scale back capital spending and consumers skip new cars rather than scrimp on food or healthcare.
公司迅速缩减资本支出,而消费者会放弃购买新车而非在食物或医疗健康方面减少开支。
「this category is the most important element of the report as it is the best gauge of business capital spending and it feeds into the calculation of gdp, 」 feroli says.