第1页共9页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第1页共9页经济危机因祸得福的十大赢家Iftherearesilverliningstotherecession,they'renotimmediatelyapparent.Afterall,thenationalunemploymentrateis8.1percent,thehighestsince1983,andeconomistspredictitwillreach9percentby2010.即便经济危机中还有一线曙光,它也不会立刻显现。毕竟美国的失业率已达1983年以来的最高水平——8.1%,据经济学家预计,到2010年这一数字将达到9%。GrossdomesticproductisforecasttoshrinkmorethisyearthanatanyothertimesincetheGreatDepression.Andacrossthecountry,storesareclosing,municipalbudgetsaretightening,andbanksarebeggingforbailouts.据预计,今年美国的GDP降幅将达上世纪“大萧条”以来的最高水平。如今的美国,商铺倒闭,地方财政吃紧,银行则纷纷向政府要救济。Butahandfulofindustries,companies,andproductsaredoingwell--relativelyspeaking.TheyrunthegamutfromQuarterPounderstocontraceptives,buttheyshareakeycomponent:Whethertheyhelppeoplepivottonewcareers,cutcostsathome,orsimplyescapefromallthebadnews,they'repoisednotonlytoweathertheeconomicstormbutto,insomeway,benefitfromit.但相对而言,有一批产业、公司和产品在眼下的经济危机时期效益还不错,从麦当劳QuarterPounders汉堡到安全套无所不包,但它们都有一个共同特点,那就是要么可以帮人们找到新工作,削减家庭开支,要么是仅仅逃避所有的坏消息,它们不仅能平安渡过金融风暴,而且还能以某种方式从中获利。Seethefulllistofthe10toprecessionwinners.经济危机因祸得福的十大赢家如下:1.HomeGardening家庭种植ResearchbyAtleeBurpee,theworld'sbiggestseedcompany,foundthat$50ofseedsandfertilizercanyield$1,250worthofproduce.Greenthumbsagree:第2页共9页第1页共9页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第2页共9页SalesatBurpeeareexpectedtojump25percentin2009,whileveggieseedsalesatParkSeedareup20percentthisyearfrom2008.AndaNationalGardeningAssociationpollshowsthatthenumberofhouseholdsplanningtogrowtheirownfoodin2009hasincreasedby19percentfrom2008.Thetrade-off?Fewerflowers.Withgardenspace—andbudgets—squeezed,flowerseedsalesaredown.全球最大的种子公司AtleeBurpee开展的一项调查发现,投入50美元购买种子和化肥就可以产出价值达1250美元的农产品。种植专家们也对此表示赞同:据预计,Burpee公司今年的种子销量将上升25%,而ParkSeed公司的蔬菜种销量与去年同期相比也上涨了20%。美国园艺协会开展的一项民调显示,今年计划自己种植农作物的家庭数量比去年增加了19%。代价就是花卉减少了。由于种植空间和预算的缩减,花卉种子销量下降。2.Hollywood好莱坞电影ThenumberofsubscriberstoNetflix,theDVDdeliveryservice,climbed26percentinthefourthquarterfromthesametimelastyear.Thathelpedputthecompany'srevenueup19percentfromthepreviousyear.AndaccordingtoindustryresearcherMediabyNumbers,2009'sboxofficesalesaretracking16.5percenthigherthantheyearbefore—atthisrate,theaterswillmake$1.9billion,versuslastyear's$1.6billion—withattendanceupnearly15percent.DVD递送商Netflix公司去年第四季度的订户数量比上一年同期增长26%,这使得公司的收入比上一年增加了19%。根据行业研究机构MediabyNumbers的调查,2009年的电影票房比去年增加了16.5%,按照这个增幅,今年院线将有19亿美元进账,而去年仅有16亿美元,此外影院的上座数也增长了近15%。3.BodiceRippers言情小说Harlequin,theworld'sbiggestpublisherofseriesromance,sawNorthAmericansalesrise$3millionin2008'sfourthquarterfromayearearlier.Otherescapistliteraturealsohasdonewell:AlthoughmostbooksaleswereflatordowninFebruary2009fromtheyearbefore,aspokespersonfortheBordersbookchainsaysthatsciencefictionandfantasywereup...