Stocks stumbled Tuesday, pressured by weak data on the housing sector and lower consumer confidence.

周二股市被疲软的房产及消费者信心指数拌了一跤。

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From the variation of consumer confidence among the different cities, the residents who live in the city with advanced Tertiary Industry always show relatively lower consumer confidence.

从不同城市消费信心差异比较来看，第三产业发达的城市，居民的消费信心相对更低。

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A drop in consumer confidence that was larger than expected Tuesday helped push stocks mostly lower although there was another batch of strong earnings.

周二公布的消费者信心指数的下滑幅度大于预期，压低股市，尽管有一轮强劲企业财报出炉。

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In the short term, demand will taper off again, Waldrop predicted, because of lower consumer confidence levels.

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While rising food and energy costs are forcing consumer sentiment metrics lower, with the University of Michigan consumer confidence index hitting a 16-month low in March and probably heading lower, according to Capital Economics, consumers have managed to weather the storm and keep spending going.

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The low footfall rates for Scotland in February are a reflection of low levels of consumer confidence and lower levels of sales growth, according to SRC director Fiona Moriarty.

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