Analysts at Citigroup say that Christmas will be good this year for luxury-goods firms, but they are more cautious about next year because of worries about falling demand in America.
花旗的分析师们认为，对奢侈品公司来说，今年的圣诞节应该很不错；但是他们对明年的预测却很谨慎，因为担心美国的需求下滑。
The unemployment rates in many European countries are below America's, but that may be because their more rigid Labour markets adjust more slowly to falling demand.
许多欧洲国家的失业率都不及美国，但那可能是因为欧洲国家的劳动力市场较为迟钝，对劳动力需求下降的反应较慢。
But rents on luxury homes there are falling, suggesting that prices are supported more by speculation than real demand.
但豪华房屋的租金却在下降，显示房价主要是受投机性买盘而非实际需求所推动。
Energy companies saw gains, but oil prices were sharply lower - falling below $100 a barrel for the first time this month on expectations of lower demand from Japan.
虽然能源公司看涨，但另一方面，由于预计日本原油需求将会减少，令油价本月以来第一次跌到每桶一百美元以下。
With access to credit all but choked off and global demand falling, firms are keen for any help they can get.
在几乎无门获得信贷且全球需求下挫情势下，各公司热盼任何他们可以得到的帮助。
Output of both fell by 6% in the first two months of the year but demand is falling faster.
这两个哪个行业在今年头两个月中的产出下降了6%，但是相比之下需求的下跌的速度更快。
Cocoa prices are falling now, but that's largely in response to weakening global demand due to macroeconomic forces like China's slowdown.
可可豆的价格现在已有所下降，但这在很大程度上是宏观经济力量(比如中国经济放缓)导致全球需求疲软所带来的反应。
But others say continued demand from China in coming years and falling ore grades mean supply will become scarcer.
但其他人称，未来数年中国持续不断的需求，以及铁矿石级别下降，意味着供应将紧俏。
Demand for oil continues to grow in a few spots, such as China. But in most places it is falling.
在少数地方，譬如中国，石油需求尚有增长，但在大多数地方则在减少。
Demand for oil continues to grow in a few spots, such as China. But in most places it is falling.
在少数地方，譬如中国，石油需求尚有增长，但在大多数地方则在减少。
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