英语翻译About two-thirds of the economic activity in the United

英语翻译
About two-thirds of the economic activity in the United States is created by people who spend money -- consumers.And much of that activity is created this time of year,as consumers buy gifts for Christmas and other holidays.Government economists say big department stores make about fourteen percent of their sales in the month of December.That may not seem like a lot.But December sales are almost twice the monthly average for the rest of the year.
The holiday shopping season traditionally starts the day after Thanksgiving.It is called Black Friday.Storekeepers used to record profits in black ink and losses in red ink.So being "in the black" on the Friday after Thanksgiving means a good thing,a return to profit.But it also means that people face crowded stores,which is the other idea of a "Black Friday," a day they do not like.It used to be the busiest shopping day of the year.In recent years the busiest day has been the Saturday before Christmas.
People who do not like crowded stores have another choice.Americans are buying more on the Internet.The Census Bureau says they bought almost fourteen-thousand-million dollars in goods online in the last three months of last year.Still,that was less than two percent of total retail sales.The National Retail Federation said it expected holiday sales in the United States to increase by five-point-seven percent over last year.The trade group said it expected sales of about two-hundred-seventeen-thousand-million dollars.
Another group,the Conference Board,measures how consumers feel about the economy.In November it said its Consumer Confidence Index increased by ten points,to eighty.That was good news for sellers.But it is still below the starting level of one-hundred set in nineteen-eighty-five.
Holiday shopping is also important to the stock market.Last week,the Commerce Department said retail sales were higher than expected in November.That report helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average to close above ten thousand for the first time in eighteen months.Last Friday,though,the University of Michigan released its consumer confidence report.The first report for December showed an unexpected decrease in current conditions.
感激不尽!

约三分之二的美国经济活动是由消费者花钱创造的.并且许多这种活动的创造了时间,大部分是消费者为购买圣诞节等节日的礼品的时候.政府经济学家说,大百货公司在十二月份销售量占总销售量的14%.这可能似乎不是很多.但十二月销售是一年中其他月份月平均销售量的两倍.
假日购物季节传统上是感恩节的第二天后开始.这是所谓的黑色星期五.店主用黑色墨水来记录利润,红墨水记录损失.所以当感恩节过后的星期五是“黑色的记录”是一件好事,是利润回报.但是,这也意味着人们面对拥挤的商店,这是一个另一种想法“黑色星期五”,​​他们不喜欢的一天.它是一年中最忙碌的购物日.近年来一直最繁忙的一天圣诞节前的星期六.
不喜欢拥挤的商店的人有另一种选择.美国人在互联网上购买的更多.人口普查局说,在去年最后三个月内他们在网上购物网花费了几乎十四千万美元.不过,这不到零售业总销售额的百分之二.全国零售商联合会表示,预计在美国假日销售将,比去年增加五点七个百分点.该协会表示,预计约有两百十七万万美元的销售额.
另一组,会议委员会,衡量了消费者对经济的信心数.该公司指出,十一月消费者信心指数上升了十点,至八十.这是卖家好消息.但它仍低于在一九八五年一百人组的开始水平.
假日购物对于股市也是重要的.上周,美国商务部宣布零售销售均高于11月预计水平.该报告帮助道琼斯工业平均指数在十八个月以来第一次接近一万点.然而,上周五,密歇根大学公布他们的消费者信心指数报告.这第一份十二月份的报告显示,消费者信心指数在当前形势意外下降.