For the first half month, he sold his goods at a loss to increase sales and credit.

开店前半个月，他亏本出售商品，借此来提高业绩和信誉度。

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272 tornadoes swept the nation in the first half of this month – already breaking the all-time twister-count for April.

272例龙卷风在本月初席卷全国——已经打破了四月份的龙卷风案例。

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Declines in payroll employment over the past four months have averaged about 220,000 per month, compared with 560,000 per month over the first half of this year.

过去四个月以来，就业职位每月平均减少220000个，而上半年每月减少的数额为560000个。

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That said, follow-on demand remained solid despite the concentration of supply in the first half of the month.

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The University of Michigan reported its closely watched Consumer Sentiment Index fell further in the first half of this month, to 57.5, from the already troublesome 59.4 in September.

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Credit card rates across all categories were also unchanged in the second half of September, which was a change from the first half of the month, when consumer rewards and non-rewards rates both rose.

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