As mentioned in the answer to question 5, labour and product market rigidities in the euro area have maintained inflation above 2 per cent during the recent slowdown, thus reducing the ability of the ECB to cut interest rates further to sustain economic activity, as the Federal reserve did in the US.
Kā jau minēju atbildē uz 5. jautājumu, eiro zonas darba un produktu tirgus neelastības dēļ nesenās ekonomiskās lejupslīdes laikā inflācija pārsniedza 2 procentus, neļaujot ECB samazināt procentu likmes un atbalstīt saimniecisko darbību, kā to darīja ASV Federālās rezerves banka.