[20041005]RS21937_9.11恐怖主义：全球经济成本.pdf

1 Sept 11 Strikes Cost US One-trillion Dollars: Laden. . December 28, 2001.2 See, for example, CRS Report RL31617, The Economic Effects of 9/11: A RetrospectiveAssessment; CRS Report RL31733, Port and Maritime Security: Background and Issues forCongress; CRS Report RL32022, Air Cargo Security; U.S. Congress, Joint Economic Committee,The Economic Costs of Terrorism, May 2002.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21937Updated October 5, 20049/11 Terrorism: Global Economic Costs-name redacted-Specialist in Industry and TradeForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThe 9/11 attacks were part of Al Qaedas strategy to disrupt Western economiesand impose both direct and secondary costs on the United States and other nations. Theimmediate costs were the physical damage, loss of lives and earnings, slower worldeconomic growth, and capital losses on stock markets. Indirect costs include higherinsurance and shipping fees, diversion of time and resources away from enhancingproductivity to protecting and insuring property, public loss of confidence, and reduceddemand for travel and tourism. In a broader se