Cities are struggling from the same problems that have left the national economy sputtering: high unemployment, a depressed housing market and weak consumer spending.

失业率居高不下，房地产市场阴云不散，消费者支出也是一路疲软，这三个火枪手使得美国经济和美国城市头痛不已，噩梦连篇。

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Sales of many “fast-moving” consumer goods, such as shampoo and toothpaste, are now growing faster in the villages than in the cities.

许多诸如洗发水、牙膏之类的快速消费品需求如今在农村比城市要增长得更快些。

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It transports coal, agricultural products, consumer goods and industrial materials between us cities and to or from international ports, competing with freight haulage on the roads by trucks.

它往返于美国各个城市和国际港口间，运输煤、农产品、消费品和工业原料，与公路上的卡车运输展开竞争。

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In terms of fashion and accessories, major brands have had to become more conscious of increasing consumer sophistication in top-tier cities by boosting the quality and selection of products offered while taking account of the fact that a significant number Chinese consumers of a certain income level often prefer to purchase luxury goods outside the mainland to sidestep high luxury taxes.

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