Even the much hyped rise of online advertising has been reversed, with spending forecast to decline by 2.2% in America this year.

就连之前疯涨的网上广告业务也开始转而下降。美国今年的网上广告业务支出预计将减少2.2%。

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Forrester Research on Tuesday revamped its it spending forecast and projected a growth rate of 1.6 percent in 2009, down from 4.1 percent in 2008.

Forrester Research周二修正了其对IT开销的预测，预计增长率从2008年的4.1个百分点下滑到2009年的1.6%。

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To some extent, the 2006 retail spending forecast is all about a "pause" or "breather, "which will allow income to grow faster than retail spending and savings to be replenished a bit.

从一定程度上说，2006年零售花费的预测都是“停顿”或“息歇”，这将是收入增长快于零售的花费并且储蓄将少量增加。

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However, with the LTE lag already affecting subscriber growth, the markets seems not too pleased with the lower network spending forecast.

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Not exactly an opulent spending forecast.

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The Bank said consumer spending was forecast to grow slightly below its long-run average over the next couple of years.

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