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Bertrand and Morse find that in the years before the crisis, in areas (usually states) where consumption was high among households in the top fifth of the income distribution, household consumption was high at lower income levels as well.
After ruling out a number of possible explanations, they concluded that poorer households imitated the consumption patterns of richer households in their area.
Were it not for such imitative consumption, non-rich households would have saved, on average, more than $800 annually in recent years.
Its new Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts trade contributing as much as consumption to GDP growth in the coming years.
To estimate the number of poor in a country requires a household survey of consumption.
Poor people spend money reasonably effectively on investment as well as on consumption.
Nevertheless, the benefits are real: while there is little evidence that microfinance sets substantial numbers of poor people on the path to riches, it does help the poor save, smooth consumption, deal with emergencies, and expand existing businesses.
Mounting regional disparities, as well as the widening urban-rural divide, impede household consumption growth, increasing the economy’s dependence on exports and foreign investment.
But the current bout of exchange-rate anxiety is really just a symptom of the fact that China’s transition from an export-led growth strategy to one propelled by domestic consumption is proceeding far less smoothly than hoped.
America’s Confidence EconomyLAGUNA BEACH – Financial markets seem convinced that the recent surge in business and consumer confidence in the US economy will soon be reflected in “hard” data, such as GDP growth, business investment, consumption, and wages.
Such a financial "hit" may affect their consumption patterns, complicate their retirement plans, and even bring them to the brink of indigence.
His signature economic policy, “income-driven growth,” aims to use minimum-wage hikes – 16.4% in 2018 and 10.9% in 2019 – to boost domestic consumption by channeling more money to low-income households.
But rapid urbanization is driving up industrial fossil-fuel consumption and household water consumption, and is increasing demand for food in areas where arable land is scarce.
As these measures take effect, self-sufficient satellite towns will likely develop, reducing transportation-related energy consumption further, while fostering a more active civil society.
Income inequality grew rapidly in the last decade, but consumption inequality did not.
The heroin trade would not be booming if Western governments were serious about combating drug consumption.
Domestic consumption is growing.
China, as usual, is the most extreme example, now accounting for more than one-half of global cement consumption.
Housing booms thus create only an illusion of wealth, though it is compelling enough to induce excessive consumption, as occurred in the United States over the last decade.
The share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption is expected to increase to 20% by 2030.
These governments’ excesses lifted Greek consumption far above a sustainable level; a fall to earth was unavoidable.
Now materialistic Europe and the developed world are imposing another disaster by on a struggling Africa through a life style of self-enrichment, consumption, and waste.
But, like any other large economy, China’s economy is driven by domestic consumption and investment.
Nevertheless, annual GDP grew by 8.7%, thanks to 16.9% growth in consumption (measured by gross sale of consumer goods) and a 33.3% surge in fixed-investment demand.
To be sure, China’s domestic consumption is not as high as it should be, standing at 49% of GDP in 2008, with household consumption accounting for only 35%.
But domestic demand, which determines imports, consists not only of consumption, but also of fixed-asset investment.
Some people may argue that investment growth without consumption growth will result in overcapacity and eventually lead to recession.
Household consumption, business investment, and public expenditure have all been cut in an attempt to pay down debt.
The US, where consumption accounts for the bulk of the shortfall in the post-crisis recovery, is a case in point.
Indeed, annualized real consumption growth has averaged just 1.3% since early 2008.
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