The third reason for confusion stems from the disparity between " hard" and " soft" data--objective measures such as the level of unemployment, and subjective measures such as people's future expectations.

导致困惑的第三个原因源于" 硬" 数据和" 软" 数据之间的差距。前者是客观指标，如失业率，后者是主观指标，如人们对未来的预期。