Another example deals with certain durable consumer goods since consumers only infrequently purchase expensive goods like a car or home.

另一个例子就是一些耐用消费品，如汽车、房子，消费者购买这些贵重商品的次数不会多。

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The durable goods spurt - even as disposable incomes fell - was powered by a car scrappage scheme that borrowed GDP from the future more than anything else.

在可支配收入下降之际，耐用品消费的井喷式增长是由一项“旧车换现金”的计划推动的，这种做法其实是向未来“借”GDP，除此之外意义不大。

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Buying luxury goods, conversely, tends to be an endless cycle of one-upmanship, in which the neighbors have a fancy new car and — bingo! — now you want one, too, scholars say.

相反,买奢侈品往往是一个互相攀比的无休止循环。 邻居们有一辆漂亮的新车——是的!

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In many ways, Toyota's situation strikes me as closer to that of a trailblazing packaged goods brand than that of a car brand.

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After a decade of virtual alt-car segment exclusivity--a packaged goods eternity--Toyota finally has its own, genuine YoPlus thorn in its side.

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When they did attend premises, they often charged a fee for a van they rented to remove goods even though they would be in a small car.

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