Construction employment was flat, which isn't a surprise, and temporary employment, considered a leading indicator of permanent hiring, rose.

对于建筑业的就业率则表现一般，这并不稀奇，另外就是，被看作是永久性就业领先指标临时就业率上升了。

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The three-month trend – which generally offers a better indicator of underlying trends than monthly figures – rose from 3.3% in August to 3.8% in September, its highest level since August 2004.

这三个月的增长趋势——通常提供比月数据更好的基础趋势指数——从八月的3.3%上升到九月的3.8%，是2004年来的最高水平。

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The German Ifo Institute’s business climate index rose to 107.6 in October, according to news reports. The indicator was expected to slip to 106.4 from 106.8 in September.

根据最新报道称，德国10月份Ifo商业景气指数上升至107.6，此前分析师预计该指数从9月份的106.8下滑至106.4。

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The German ZEW indicator rose by 1.4 points to minus 53.8 in December, breaking a nine-month downtrend.

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Some modestly upbeat EU data on consumer and business confidence was released Wednesday as the Economic Sentiment Indicator rose to 91.1 in February versus 89.5 in January, and reaching the highest level since last May.

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The economic-sentiment indicator for February rose sharply to 5.4 points from -21.6 in January, the first positive reading since May 2011 and much better than consensus expectations.

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