Among expenditure taxes, a flat tax-rate on final goods is less distortive than a panoply of excise taxes since it affects spending decisions less.

对于支出税来说，对最终商品平均征税要比多次征收消费税更好，这是因为它对于消费决定的影响更小。

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But excluding the transportation sector, durable goods orders were flat in August.

但如不考虑运输行业部分，耐用品订单在八月份则保持平稳。

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At the beginning of February Louis Vuitton moet Hennessy, the French luxury-goods empire, reported flat profits for last year.

在二月初，法国奢侈品生产帝国路易·威登·轩尼诗发布年报，显示出其去年利润平平。

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Wholesale prices are rising, and those for consumer goods were flat in February and may soon be going up more quickly than most pundits are forecasting, as economic recovery broadens.

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As I wrote last week, durable goods orders were flat in October after an encouraging increase in September, new home sales fell 0.3% in October, and consumer spending declined in October for the first time in five months.

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He is looking for a flat 2006, as a sales concentration of lower-priced goods challenges margins.

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