Furniture and carpet retailers are among those reporting the sharpest annual decline in sales.

家具和地毯零售商们是在那些报告最大年销售下滑的商家之中。

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The Commerce Department is reporting more bad news on that front, with new home sales dropping nearly three percent in November to the slowest pace recorded in 17 years.

商务部报告说，房屋市场又出现了新的坏消息，11月的新房销售量下降了近3%。这是17年来房屋销售速度最慢的一个月。

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SABMiller Plc rose 2.1 percent after reporting third-quarter sales that beat analysts' estimates.

南非米勒酿酒公司(SABMiller Plc)股价上涨2.1%，该公司公布第三季度销售额超过分析师预期。

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The success of these behemoths last month, along with very pessimistic expectations going into Tuesday's sales reporting, sent GM shares up 2.5%, despite the overall drop in sales.

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But as an experienced sales person, Bellows realized that his email was a treasure trove of accurate information that could be tweaked to improve the sales reporting process.

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The DMA plans to take its message--that sales tax reporting and collection is still too complicated for out-of-state firms--to Capitol Hill.

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