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一 |     NEW YORK -- Americans showed their steadfast resilience and kept spending online, at restaurants and other outlets in September even as they grappled with higher prices, rising interest rates and a host of other headwinds piling up.Retail sales rose 0.7% in September, more than twice what economists had expected, and close to a revised 0.8% bump in August, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Retail sales in August were inflated after gasoline prices spiked, however. That was not the case in September when gas prices rose more slowly.A closely watched category of retail sales that excludes auto dealers, gas stations and building materials and feeds into the gross domestic product jumped 0.6% last month compared to the prior month.Tuesday's sales figures aren't adjusted for inflation, but the cost of goods barely rose last month, so the increased spending isn't a reflection of higher prices. Prices for durable goods, such as those sold by appliance and electronics stores, actually fell last month.The government’s monthly retail sales report offers only a partial look at consumer spending; it doesn’t include many services, including health care, travel and hotel lodging. But it does cover spending at restaurants, which had a solid 0.9% increase. Spending online rose 1.1% last month, according to the report. Sales at general merchandise stores rose 0.4%. Sales at home furnishings and furniture stores were flat, while electronics stores and outlets that sell building materials saw declines reflecting a difficult housing market. The retail sales report, which reflects the sixth consecutive monthly gain, reinforces the fact that American consumers, as a whole, are showing no signs of pulling back on their spending, which powers most of the economy. That spending comes despite attempts by the Federal Reserve to cool spending and hiring. That's good news heading into the critical holiday shopping season. But the robust sales report also means that the Fed officials could leave the door open for additional rate hikes. That means that shoppers could face higher interest rates for awhile.“If the cost-of-living crisis has hit consumer confidence, you wouldn’t know it judging by a second month of strong retail sales with the consumer buying everything that wasn’t nailed down,” said Christopher S. Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS LLC, a financial markets research company. “Fed officials have another rate hike this year up on their forecast board, and they will need to use it, if the economic data continues to surprise economists on the upside.” Still, questions remain whether shoppers will finally buckle under more bad news piling up from federal budget wrangling, the resumption of student loan repayments, and new global tensions tied to the Oct. 7 surprise attack by Hamas in Israel. The moratorium on student loan payments lifted Oct. 1. Analysts say that shoppers could also become rattled if the Israel-Hamas war is not contained.Moreover, the relentless spending by shoppers also comes at a cost to their household finances.“We have repeatedly under-estimated the U.S. consumer, “ said Tim Quinlan, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Economics. ”But in pulling off this spending spree, consumers have dented their household finances, a theme that is evident not only in the diminished savings, but also the trend rise in credit card delinquencies.”Healthy consumer spending is expected to lift the economy's growth rate to about 3.5% or possibly even higher in the July-September quarter. September's strong sales also suggests the economy may not slow as much in the final three months of the year as previously expected, analysts said. The retail sales report came as businesses across the U.S. economy ramped up hiring in September, defying surging interest rates, and the ongoing threat of a government shutdown. The strength of hiring has surprised economists inside and outside of the Fed. Consumer prices rose 0.4% from August to September, below the previous month’s 0.6% pace. The report from the Labor Department also showed that year-over-year inflation was flat last month from a 3.7% rise in August.Meanwhile, retailers are pulling out discounts and other incentives to get shoppers to open their wallets for the holiday season as they worry about shoppers' finances. Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, unveiled a new experience that gives shoppers a chance to access some of the biggest deals and cool gadgets of the holiday season. The items, which kicked off late last month, are only available in limited quantities and exclusively through the Best Buy app. ——————AP Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber contributed to this report from Washington.——————Follow Anne D’Innocenzio: http://twitter.com/ADInnocenzio。    今年第13号台风“白海豚”正快速逼近我省。为深入贯彻落实习近平总书记关于防汛救灾工作的重要论述和重要指示精神，全面落实国家防总和省委、省政府部署要求，按照“从最坏处着眼、做到顶格防御、打足提前量”和“沉下去、转到位、停下来、调控好、管得牢、氛围浓”要求，牢牢掌握防台工作主动权，坚决打赢防御台风“白海豚”攻坚仗，确保实现“一个目标”、守住“三条底线”。现命令如下。

二 | 一、迅速“沉下去”，做到责任压实穿透到位各地各部门要切实把防御台风“白海豚”作为当前最紧迫的任务，立足台风正面登陆、贯穿全省、长时间影响、风雨潮“三碰头”，以及局部可能断电断路断网断通讯等极端情况，坚决克服麻痹思想、侥幸心理和经验主义，以工作的确定性、主动性应对台风的不确定性。要高效运行“1833”联合指挥体系，确保指挥有力、调度有序、不打乱仗。严格压实“市包县、县包乡、乡包村、村包户”包保责任，推动干部逐级下沉到位，做到每一级都有人指挥、每一个风险点都有人盯守。

三 | 要发挥乡镇（街道）、村社干部“一线指挥官”作用，遇到突发情况当机立断，把风险隐患化解在萌芽状态。二、提前“转到位”，坚决果断实施避险转移严格落实“三提前”“三必须”以及“应转尽转、应转早转、应转快转，安全返回”要求，所有登记在册的风险点、出现异常的点位、不放心不托底的区域，特别是养老院、偏远地区老人，必须坚决果断转移，确保不漏一户、不漏一人，确保8日下午18时前全部转移到位。

四 | 要落实干部与群众同吃同住同转移，做好食品安全、医疗保障和暖心服务，加强对老人、儿童、残疾人等特殊群体保障，严禁台风未过境、风险未解除前擅自返回。三、有序“停下来”，确保“五停”要求执行到位根据相关响应等级和“五停”工作指引，以县为单位，自主决策、相机果断采取“五停”措施，坚决做好停止户外活动、停课、停工、停业、停运和人员撤离工作，该停下的坚决停下来，让社会面静下来。在采取五停措施的过程中，要特别关注生产企业的停产、在建工程的停工、高速高铁等交通设施的停运，确保绝对安全。

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六 | 海上要坚决落实“五个全部”要求，严防人员擅自提前出海以及船舶走锚、断缆、碰撞等风险。城市要重点防范内涝和城市运行风险，严格落实广告牌、电力设施、屋顶光伏等加固、拆除和管控等措施，针对桥梁、地铁、下穿式立交、地下空间等重点部位做好易积水点位防御工作，严防长时间大面积积水。各地各部门要统筹抓好安全生产和防台工作，防止因次生灾害引发生产安全事故。要备足备齐抢险物资、队伍、设备，加强值班备勤和前置预置，确保突发险情第一时间响应、第一时间处置、第一时间救援。六、立足“氛围浓”，全面动员打好防台“人民战争”宣传、气象等部门要强化权威发声、正面发声，组织主流媒体和新媒体平台等滚动发布台风动态、防御指引，启动Ⅰ级响应的地市要发表市长电视讲话，滚动发布温馨提示、安民告示，形成全民知晓、主动避险、互助共防的浓厚氛围。网信、公安等部门要密切关注网络舆情，加强舆论引导管控，坚决打击造谣传谣行为，为防台工作创造良好舆论环境。

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