1.U. S. employers cut fewer jobs in October than the prior month, but the unemployment rate is still expected to rise.
美国公司十月份裁减的就业机会比上个月略有下降，但是预计失业率还将进一步上升。
2.Personal bankruptcy filings were back on the upswing in February after dipping the prior month.
美国的个人破产申请在1月份短暂下降后，于2月份重新抬头。
3.Orders for capital goods excluding defense and aircraft sank nearly 8% from the prior month.
剔除防务装备与航空器的资本财货订单指数，较前一个月差不多下降了8%。
4.China remained the largest foreign holder of Treasuries at $892bn in December, down from $896bn the prior month.
中国仍是美国国债的最大海外持有者，12月达到8920亿美元，低于上一个月的8960亿美元。
5.The Commerce Department report showed orders excluding transportation edged up 0. 2 percent in May after a similar gain the prior month.
商务部报告显示，5月扣除运输的工厂订单微增0.2%，上月涨幅亦相近。
6.Consumer purchases rose 0. 2 percent after little change the prior month, Commerce Department figures showed.
美国商务部数据显示，消费品购买继上月持平后上涨了0.
7.The drop in house prices, revealed in figures published yesterday, followed an 18. 2 per cent year-on-year decline in the prior month.
24日公布的数据显示，房价继去年11月份同比下跌18.2%后继续走低。
8.Retail sales in Germany fell 0. 3% in July from the prior month, compared to expectations of a 0. 5% rise.
德国7月份零售额环比下降0.3%，低于预期0.5%的增幅。
9.The Commerce Department says builders broke ground on 1. 6 percent more homes in March than the prior month.
美国商务部说，建筑商叁月份新住房开工率比二月份提高1.
10.Spending on private home building dropped 1. 6 percent, the biggest decline since June, after rising 4. 8 percent the prior month.
该月民间住宅建筑支出下降1.6%，创6月以来最大降幅，而前月为增加4.