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美国书店零售额2003年小幅上升

最近，美国人口调查局公布了2003年书店零售额的初步统计结果，销售总额达到了161.8亿美元，比2002年上升了2.4%。

由于去年12月的圣诞假期时，美国最大的邦诺连锁书店公布了良好的赢利报告，所以这个统计数字要比预想的低。根据调查局的报告，12月的书籍销售额仅增长了1.5%，总额为20.4亿美元。而整个美国零售业在2003年12月的增长率为7.5%，全年为5.6%。目前公布的仅是初步结果，下个月会对这些数字进行修正，到时可能会有所上升。即使是2003年最低的一个月的书籍零售增长率，都要好过2002年的任何一个月，当时的销售额仅仅是与2001年持平。（阮一峰 译）

原文：

Bookstore Sales Rose 2.4% in 2003

by Jim Milliot -- 2/16/2004

Bookstore sales rose 2.4% in 2003, to $16.18 billion, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

While sales rose in December, the increase was less than expected given the healthy gains reported by the nation's largest bookstore chains. According to the bureau, December bookstore sales rose only 1.5% in December, to $2.04 billion. The December sales figures could move up when they are revised next month. The minimal sales increase in 2003 was still better than 2002, when bookstore sales were virtually flat with 2001.

Sales for the entire retail segment increased 5.6% for the year and were up 7.5% for December.