Spare a thought for the nation's shopkeepers – consumer sales slid again in May.

为这个国家的店主们着想一下–消费品销售5月份又下滑了。

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In the US, digital books already account for 6% of consumer sales.

在美国，数字书籍已经占据总销量的6%了。

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By 2013, business-to - consumer sales will account for 47% of total online sales in China, up from 25% this year, Analysys says.

易观国际说，到2013年，商对客销售额在中国在线销售总额中的比例将从今年的25%增至47%。

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Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, predicted that one area of strong sales this year will be mobile phones.

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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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Although consumer spending improved slightly in January, economist Diane Swonk says housing sales remained anemic.

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It did report an increase in direct-to-consumer sales, which include catalog and Internet, by 6.5%.

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