High unemployment has kept consumers wary, which has been reflected in recent months in consumer confidence surveys.

高失业率将使消费者捂紧钱袋，这一点已经反映在最近几个月的消费者信心调查上。

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A recent wave of cheery economic news supports this forecast; indeed, the economy could even surpass it. Business and consumer confidence surveys are roaring ahead.

最近一波经济上的乐观消息支持了这一预测，实际上经济可以有更好的表现，商业和消费者信心统计数据也是迅猛增长。

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This is why policymakers now pay close attention to surveys of business and consumer confidence.

这就是现在决策者密切关注商业调查和消费者信心的原因。

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Except, this is par for the course for consumer confidence surveys.

FORBES: Consumer Confidence and Funny Feelings

In September, consumer-confidence surveys registered the biggest monthly falls since the Gulf war.

ECONOMIST: American retailers

Consumer-confidence surveys only show how shoppers feel, not what they actually do.

ECONOMIST: The economy