We will work hard to expand consumption, particularly consumer spending.

着力扩大消费尤其是居民消费。

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But, despite the slowdown, the statement also said that job hiring continued to expand at a modest rate, consumer spending and business investment had increased , and the housing sector showed signs of improvement.

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The spread of consumer spending power across China means that a company must constantly expand its geographic footprint--but the requirements of scale make it extremely critical to cluster locations appropriately to ensure competitive scale economies.

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