Higher consumer spending will increase demand for services, such as housing, retailing and haircuts, which consumers favour, and which cannot be traded across borders.
更高的消费者支出将会促进服务业的需求,比如房地产,零售业和美发业,后者深受消费者喜好,并且无法跨境交易。
However, the Commerce Department said this was "partially offset" by higher consumer spending, which rose 2.2% during the quarter, after falling 4.3% in the last three months of 2008.
然而,商务部却声称这是与消费者消费的“部分抵消”。而消费者消费本年度第一季度增长了2.2%,去年最后一个季度却下降了4.3%。
In contrast, consumer spending is almost certainly much higher and growing faster than official figures suggest.
反之,消费者消费肯定比官方数字表明的要高,增长更快。
Yet higher taxes will also dampen(dampen down British English to make something such as a feeling or activity less strong) consumer spending, sending growth lower still.
但是高税收将会抑制消费者支出,反而导致增长率趋更低.
Higher asset prices have propped up consumer spending and narrower corporate bond spreads have eased firms' borrowing costs.
资产价格上升,从而促进消费;企业债券价差额减少,公司的借贷成本得以降低。
That suggests consumer spending will be lower and the cost of capital higher than before the crunch.
表明消费开支将低于危机前,而资本成本高于危机前。
Some forecasters believe that falling home prices and higher gasoline prices have already triggered a slowdown in consumer spending and that the economy may even now be in recession.
一些预测家认为房价下降和油价升高已经引起了居民消费放缓,而且可能现在经济就处于不景气期。
Lower corporate bond rates will encourage investment. And higher stock prices will boost consumer wealth and help increase confidence, which can also spur spending.
因此只要将利率推低,为市场注入资金,就可以刺激公司以低息发债去扩展,亦可使股价上升,增加人民财富,有利消费。
Lower corporate bond rates will encourage investment. And higher stock prices will boost consumer wealth and help increase confidence, which can also spur spending.
因此只要将利率推低,为市场注入资金,就可以刺激公司以低息发债去扩展,亦可使股价上升,增加人民财富,有利消费。
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