美国新房销售再次下滑
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The annual rate of US new home sales fell unexpectedly in September, raising doubts about the strength of the housing sector1's recovery.

九月份美国新房年度销售率意外下降,人们对房地产市场的恢复顾虑重重。

Home sales have been boosted by tax credits
Home sales have been boosted by tax credits

The Commerce Department said sales fell by 3.6% to a seasonally2 adjusted(按季节性调整) annual rate of 402,000 homes, down from a revised 417,000 in August.

This marks the first fall in the rate of home sales since March.

The median(中间的) sales price of $204,000 (£124,000) was down by 9.1% from $225,200 a year earlier.

Tax credits

Some analysts3 argue that the housing sector has been supported by the $8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers introduced by the government to boost demand for houses.

They argue that the latest figures simply reflect the fact that the credit is due to run out on 30 November.

Bernard Markstein at the National Association of Home Builders said the Commerce Department figures "demonstrate the power of the first-time home buyers tax credit".

"We just haven't got the economy back to the point where we can step back and say the housing market doesn't need any more support," he added.

He believes that home buyers may be wary4 of buying this close to the deadline in case they do not finalise the purchase in time to qualify for the credit.

Brad Hunter at real estate research firm Metrostudy said: "If they don't extend [the deadline] then I think the pullback could be quite significant."

But others are rather less concerned about the end of the tax credit.

"There are some distortions(扭曲,歪曲) because of the home buyer tax credit, but we can say that housing sales have bottomed," said Cary Leahy at Decision Economics.

"Some are afraid housing will fade in 2010. That will not happen unless the labour market fades or does not improve."

Economic recovery

New home sales are the second set of downbeat figures released in the US in the past two days.

On Tuesday, official figures showed a sharp fall in US consumer confidence(消费者信任), raising concerns about the strength of consumer spending in the run up to Christmas.

However, GDP figures released on Thursday are expected to show that the US economy started growing again between July and September.



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1 sector yjczYn     
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
参考例句:
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
2 seasonally ljbzVh     
参考例句:
  • The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. 蔬菜的价格随季节变动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They moved seasonally among various vegetation types to feed on plants that were flourishing. 它们还随着季节的变化而在各种类型植物之间迁移,以便吃那些茂盛的植物。 来自辞典例句
3 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
4 wary JMEzk     
adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的
参考例句:
  • He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
  • Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头,突然警惕起来。
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