美国新房销售下滑价格上涨

 　　美国新房销售下滑价格上涨

　　WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sales of new single-family houses in the United States fell from a five-year peak while prices continued to rise last month, the U.S. Commerce Department reported on Tuesday.

　　Sales of new single-family houses in November dropped 2.1 percent from October to a seasonally¹ adjusted annual rate of 464, 000 units. The revised October rate of 474,000 was the highest since July 2008.

　　Meanwhile, the median sales price of new houses sold in November was 270,900 U.S. dollars, up 4.5 percent from the prior month or 10.6 percent from a year ago.

　　U.S. housing market has shown further signs of strength in recent months. Economists² believe that new home sales, though accounting³ for a smaller share than the existing home sales in the housing market, still have an important impact on job creation and household consumption.

1 seasonally   

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

2 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。