1.It was the first time in more than a year sales outside autos rose for a third straight month.
这是一年多来除汽车外销售首度连续三个月上扬。
2.It was the fifth straight month that the official PMI has stood above the watershed mark of 50, indicating an expansion of activity.
这已经是该指数连续第五个月高于50%的分水岭，表明经济活动在扩张。
3.Manufacturers cut jobs for a fourth straight month, payrolls dropped at construction companies and government employment declined.
制造业连续第四个月裁员，建筑业和政府雇员人数同样下滑。
4.Confidence in France increased for a fourth straight month, according to a survey by INSEE, the national statistics agency.
根据法国国家统计局的调查，法国对经济的信心连续第四个月上升。
5.India's manufacturing PMI, often seen as a proxy for economic growth, rose slightly for a 16th straight month.
印度制造业PMI常常被视为是经济增长的代表。该指数连续第16个月小幅上升。
6.Factory employment contracted for the first time since October, while construction rose for a fourth straight month.
制造业就业出现去年10月以来的首次萎缩，建筑业则连续第四个月增加。
7.India yesterday raised interest rates for the second straight month in a bid to contain fast-rising consumer prices.
印度昨天连续第二个月调高利率，以遏制消费价格快速上涨。
8.Exports rose slightly; weak demand pushed imports down for a tenth straight month.
出口略有增长；需求疲软致使进口连续十个月下跌。
9.It was the ninth straight month that the PMI reading stayed above 50.
这是连续第九个月PMI读数停留在50以上。
10.The UN tracks an index of 55 food commodities. It rose for the sixth straight month and is, in fact, above the previous high in June 2008.
联合国追踪的55种食品价格指数中，已经连续6个月处于上升状态，而且，事实上，超过了2008年最贵的价格了。