America's consumer-confidence index has fallen to a 28-year low, which suggests that consumer spending will fall. This, in turn, will spur firms to cut costs and limit pay rises.
美国消费者信心指数已经跌至28年来最低，意味着消费支出降低，这又会刺激企业进一步削减成本，控制工资上升。
But that owed more to a collapse in imports, caused by a 25% fall in consumer spending, than to reviving exports.
但这更加归因于由减少25%的消费造成的进口崩溃，而不是出口的复苏。
With housing being such a critical driver of consumer behavior, any further substantial fall in home prices will SAP confidence and lower spending.
由于房地产是消费行为的关键驱动力，只要房价今后出现进一步大幅下跌的局面就必将削弱消费者的信心，降低消费。
Another issue is that while there are signs that housing and consumer spending in the U. S. are no longer in the free fall of a few months ago, other parts of the economy are still in sharp decline.
另一个问题是，虽然有迹象表明，住房和消费者支出在美国不再是在自由降落的几个月前，其他地区的经济仍处于急剧下降。
Another issue is that while there are signs that housing and consumer spending in the U. S. are no longer in the free fall of a few months ago, other parts of the economy are still in sharp decline.
另一个问题是，虽然有迹象表明，住房和消费者支出在美国不再是在自由降落的几个月前，其他地区的经济仍处于急剧下降。
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