The first sector to keel over was residential construction, as demand for new homes dried up.

随着对新建房屋需求的下降，首当其冲的就是住宅建筑业。

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New commercial and residential construction is cold, but green building retrofitting is hot.

新的商业建筑和住宅建筑市场是惨淡的，但是绿色建筑改造市场是非常火热的。

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Residential construction leapt by 23.4%, the first advance since the end of 2005, helped by an $8,000 tax credit for buyers of new homes.

住宅建筑售卖增长率达到了23.4%，这是自2005年末第一次增长，这样的增长有赖于买新房的人可以少交8000美元的税。

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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs and Johnson Redbook retail sales reports, and new residential construction.

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