Hong Kong Sales Drop_1.mp3

Xiānggǎng 1 yuèfèn hé 2 yuèfèn de zǒng língshòu é jiào shàng nián tóng qī xiàjiàng 2.1%, língshòu yè xiāo liàng zé xiàjiàng 3.7%.

“香港1月份和2月份的总零售额较上年同期下降2.1%，零售业销量则下降3.7%。 ”

Words may help you understand:

总 ［zŏng］total [总＋word means amount ] 总销量、总人数、总成绩、总亏损额、总投资⋯⋯

额 ［é］quantity [word means business activity+ 额] 总额、亏损额、增加额、营业额⋯⋯

销量 ［xiāoshòu］sales volume 产量

零售 ［língshòu］retail

较 ［jiào］compare ［formal expression, usually appears in the news］

业 ［yè］line of business;trade;industry 制造业、商业、服务业、旅游业⋯⋯

同期 ［tóngqī］Corresponding Period The sentence can be said in another way:

香港今年1月份和2月份的总零售额比去年同时间的总销售额少2.1%，零售业的销量减少3.7%。