Production of goods ready for consumption requires the use of capital goods, that is, of tools and of half-finished material.

消费品的生产需要利用资本品，也就是各种生产工具和半成品。

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The growth that arises from capital accumulation is not a free lunch: It requires that society sacrifice consumption of goods and services in the present to enjoy higher consumption in the future.

由资本积累所引起的增长并不是免费的午餐：它要求社会牺牲现期物品与服务的消费，以便未来享有更多的消费。

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Beijing, the capital of China, and Shanghai, the most economically developed city of the country, lead the way and represent the key characteristics of China luxury goods consumption.

北京作为中国首都，上海作为中国经济最发达的城市，两个城市的奢侈品消费都是走在全国最前列，具有相当的代表性。

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