AP: Do not be confused by the U.S. positive economic data.

Associated Press analysis of 10 published articles that the U.S. Government has recently announced the unemployment rate, labor productivity, the trade deficit and a series of data seem to indicate that signs of improvement in the U.S. economy, but these positive data may just mask the true state of economic weakness. .<P> (Http://finance.) Look at the unemployment rate, the Labor Department recently released a report that the U.S. unemployment rate the previous month in April to 5.1% to 5%. .This seems to indicate that the U.S. job market has improved, but in fact, the month unemployment rate was mainly due to economic reasons and those who work part-time 4.4 million the previous month soared to 520 million. .In addition, since the beginning of U.S. non-agricultural sector decreased for four consecutive months of jobs, wages close to zero growth, it also shows the employment market is not optimistic. .</ P> <P> look at labor productivity. .The Labor Department said first-quarter labor productivity in non-agricultural sector increased by 2.2% annual rate, an increase of more than 1.8% in the fourth quarter of last year. .But this was mainly due to reduction in the number of employees and reduce corporate staff time, which makes the measure of average hours per worker productivity data output rise. .</ P> <P> trade, the U.S. Commerce Department said March U.S. trade deficit is 582 billion dollars, down 5.6% the previous month. .While the data show that the huge U.S. trade deficit has long been an improvement, but the main reason for decline in trade deficit is that consumers in house prices, slowing economic growth, energy and food prices are forced compression expenditure .leading automotive, industrial supplies, consumer goods, food and other imports of goods in general has dropped significantly. .</ P>.