为扩大内需，启动经济，1998年中央采取了一系列的政策措施以激活居民消费：首先，往1996年5月以来连续三次下调银行存款利率的基础上，年内又连续三次降低银行存款利率；其次，动用两个1000亿元大规模地增加政府对基础设施、储备粮库、农林水利、环境保护等公共投资；其三，调 In order to expand domestic demand and start the economy, in 1998 the Central Government adopted a series of policies and measures to activate residential consumption. Firstly, on the basis of continuously lowering bank deposit interest rates for three consecutive years since May 1996, three consecutive bank deposit interest rates were lowered during the year. Secondly, , Mobilize two 100 billion yuan on a large scale to increase the government’s public investment in infrastructure, grain reserves, forestry, forestry, water conservancy and environmental protection; Third,