Sure enough, the Census Bureau just released data showing that online retail sales surged 15.2 percent between the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016.

果然，美国人口普查局刚刚公布的数据显示，2015 年第一季度至 2016 年第一季度，在线零售额增长了 15.2%。

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Statistical agencies typically have very little actual data for the last month of the quarter at the time they release their first estimates of quarterly GDP.

当统计局首次估计季度GDP时，他们几乎没有季度最后一个月的真实数据。

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The "advance estimate" is based mainly on data from the first two months in the quarter (extrapolating the third month), and may thus be revised when more data become available.

预先估计主要来自本季度前两个月的数据(以此推断第三个月)，并会随着数据加以调整。

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Although GDP was a surprise, for the most part, U.S. economic data has been slightly better than expected, which giving credence to those who believe the fourth-quarter contraction will likely limited and that the first-quarter data should improve.

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First-quarter data, gathered by market researcher International Data Corp.

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