A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.

新屋销售激增和每周失业救济人数下降表明，经济可能不像一些分析师此前预期的那样疲软。

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The objective is to process unemployment claims.

其目标是处理失业索赔。

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But Thursday's unemployment claims report was disappointing.

但周四的失业率报告也令人失望。

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The president pointed to stabilizing consumer spending and home sales, declining unemployment claims and an eroding number of job losses.

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"Even though we have slowed the loss of jobs,and today's report on the continued decline in unemployment claims is a hopeful sign, the economic growth that we have seen has not led to the job growth that we desperately need,"

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But a Labor Department report shows that new claims for unemployment insurance rose unexpectedly last week.

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Unemployment claims rose and an initial estimate of first-quarter economic growth was revised slightly lower.

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The Labor Department said unemployment claims rose last week in the U.S., surpassing market expectations.

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We see figures like unemployment claims, as I mentioned, go down, productivity go up.

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