Recent monthly figures suggest a pick-up in retail sales.

最近的月度数据显示，零售业的销售额有所回升。

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Retail sales increased by 14.8% year on year in April, maintaining the recent trend of impressive expansion.

四月的零售额比去年同期增加了14.8%，维持了近来令人印象深刻的增长趋势。

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According to a recent report by Euromonitor, a research firm, retail sales of biscuits in China are gathering pace with a growth rate of 9% so far this year.

据研究公司Euromonitor近日的一则报告称，中国的饼干零售业正在逐渐增速，今年的增长量达到9%。

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Other recent data does not help: recent retail sales confidence data from the Getulio Vargas Foundation has shown sequential year-over-year drops in March.

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However, there is concern among economists that recent employment and retail sales data suggests spending is slowing.

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All the recent growth in retail sales, for instance, has put sales back merely to where they were at the start of 1999.

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