分析人士认为，尽管消费增长对二季度美国经济形成了有力支撑，但有越来越多的迹象显示，经贸摩擦及其带来的不确定性已经影响到消费者信心，并对美国消费前景构成不利影响。
While consumption growth provided strong support to the U.S. economy in the second quarter, there are growing signs that trade frictions and the uncertainty they brought have affected consumer confidence and hurt the outlook for U.S. consumption, analysts said.