The recent sales dropped. As a result, profits have declined.

最近的销售下降。结果利润有所下降。

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The resulting pressure on profits has increased recently, as demand has declined in the U. S. , Japan and Europe.

随着美国、日本和欧洲的需求下滑，由此对利润造成的压力最近有所上升。

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As a result of U.S. housing starts declining from a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.1 million units in February 2008 to just 505, 000 units in March 2009, as well as the large decline in remodeling activity over the same period, MLWF industry prices, shipments, revenues, and profits declined substantially, as did imports from China and other countries.

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It was also true within countries, as profits soared but wage shares of national income declined sharply and agrarian distress persisted.

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On top of that, consumer prices declined in April and May as did profits at state firms and the generation of electricity.

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