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1、USRetailSalesDown,JoblessClaimsUpOnedayaftertheU.S.centralbanksignaledapossibleendtoAmerica'slongestrecessionsinceWorldWarII,newdatasuggestcontinuedweaknessinseveraleconomicsectors.Lessthan24hoursaftertheFederalReserveproclaimedtherecessiontobeeasing,theUnitedStateshasbeenhitwithaquadr
2、uplebatchofsombereconomicnews,withretailsalesdown,businessinventoriescut,joblessclaimsupandhomeforeclosureshittinganewrecordhigh.Insteadofthemodestgaineconomistshadbeenexpecting,U.S.retailsalesdipped.1percentinJuly.LakshmanAchuthanoftheNewYork-basedEconomicCycleResearchInstitutesayseve
3、naslightdropinsaleshasconsequences."Youaretalkingaboutan[American]economythatisalmost$14trillion,"Achuthansaid."Andthatiswhyevenafractionofafractionisbillionsandbillionsofdollarsinactivity."Automobilesaleswereabrightspotintheretailsector,recordinga2.4percentjumplastmonthamidagovernment
4、programsubsidizingthepurchaseofnew,fuel-efficientvehicles.AchuthansaysAmerica'ssuddencar-buyingfrenzymayhaveeatenupcashthatwouldotherwisehavegonetoothersectors."Itmaybethattheefforttobuyacarmadepeopleholdoffonbuyingotheritemslikerefrigeratorsandnewdiningroomtablesandthingslikethat,"Ach
5、uthansaid.Othereconomicdataincludedaslightriseinthenumberofpeoplefilinginitialjoblessclaims.TheLaborDepartmentsays558,000newly-laidoffAmericansappliedforunemploymentbenefitslastweek,4,000morethanthepreviousweek.Butthetotalnumberofpeoplereceivingbenefitsfellfrom6.34millionto6.2million.M
6、eanwhile,theCommerceDepartmentreportsAmericanbusinessescutinventories1.1percentinJune,thetenthconsecutivemonthlydecline.And,despiterecentsignsofaturnaroundinAmerica'sbatteredhousingindustry,aprivategroupreportsthenumberofnewhomeforeclosurefilingsrose7percentinJulyfromthepreviousmonth,a
7、ndareupnearlyathirdfromayearago.RickShargaisvicepresidentofRealtyTrac,whichcompiledthenumbers."Thismonth'sreportwasparticularlydismal.Wereallydonotseemuchgoodnewsinanypartofthecountryasitrelatestoforeclosureactivity,"Shargasaid.Itwasarashofhomeforeclosuresafteraprolongedperiodoflaxle
