The retail sales news is particularly important because it's consistent with the theory that the spring surge in petrol prices was a major cause of the economic slowdown earlier this year.

零售业的消息之所以格外重要是因为和此理论不谋而合：油价的春季飙升才是年初经济放缓的主要原因。

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News on new home sales is brighter, showing a gain of nearly 8% in June.

有关新房销售的新闻更加乐观，显示6月份有近8%的增长。

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The rise in overseas sales is good news for the ailing American economy.

海外销售的增长对每况愈下的美国经济是一个好消息。

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Sometimes,yellow newspapers would also make up exciting news stories and false interviews to increase sales.

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The month of February brought good news for the automobile sector as car sales jumped 22 percent, reversing four months of declining sales.

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and has got to be good news In Germany, a similar program boosted sales by 20 percent.

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The companies' sales news confirms figures from the British Retail Consortium, showing high street stores enjoyed a booming Christmas.

BBC: Stores reveal festive boom

In September, Ford (nyse: F - news - people ) Explorer sales were up 22%, Nissan (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) Pathfinder sales were up 20%, Toyota (nyse: TM - news - people ) 4Runner sales were up 13% and GMC Envoy sales were up 6%.

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And, of course, tighter inventory and lower sales are bad news for many in the real estate industry who depend on sales.

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