They now account for over half of the global consumption of most commodities, world exports, and inflows of foreign direct investment.

目前新兴经济体已经占据了一半以上的全球商品消费量、出口、及外资引进。

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This combination of feeble production and feverish consumption, the argument runs, means that demand for commodities will outpace supply for years to come.

有言论表明，薄弱的生产与狂热的消费的结合体意味着对农产品和矿产品的需求会超过供给，这将在近几年显现。

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Grouped by consumption patterns, the income of catering industry was 1,263.2 billion yuan, up by 17.6 percent; that of retail sales of commodities, 9,839.7 billion yuan, up by 18.4 percent.

按消费形态分，餐饮收入12632亿元，增长17.6%；商品零售98397亿元，增长18.4%。

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Now these countries account for a third of world consumption in commodities such as copper.

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