In store or online.

在商店或網上。

Retail sales dropped in the United States for the third straight month, according to Commerce Department data released Friday.

美國商務部週五公佈的數據顯示，美國零售銷售連續第三個月下降。

Total sales were down a weaker than expected 0.7% in December, while online sales tumbled 5.8%.

12月總銷售額比預期的下降了0.7%，而在線銷售則下滑了5.8%。

The slowdown in retail spending came amid a new wave of job losses, looming expiration of jobless benefits at the end of December and renewed measures to slow the health crisis.

在新一輪失業潮、12月底失業救濟金即將到期以及重新採取措施減緩健康危機的情況下，零售支出放緩。

Consumers cut back on spending nearly across the board, with restaurants and bars among the hardest hit due to the shutdown of indoor dining in some states.

消費者幾乎全線削減消費，由於一些州的室內餐飲停業，餐館和酒吧成為重災區。

Elektronik and appliance stores were also at the top of the sales decline.

電子電器和家電賣場也是銷售額下降的前列。

December's weak retail sales report adds further evidence, often economy that lost speed at the end of 2020.

12月疲軟的零售銷售報告增加了進一步的證據，往往經濟，在2020年底失去了速度。

Things could change, though, in coming months.

不過，在未來幾個月，情況可能會發生變化。

Congress did extend jobless benefits at the very end of the year and also approved $600 stimulus checks, so that should immediately provide a boost and there could be more to come.

國會確實在年底延長了失業救濟金的期限，還準許了600美元的經濟刺激支票，所以這應該立即提供一個刺激，並且可能會有更多的未來。