It's the amount that people spend on consumption goods, things that you buy for your current use, like food, shelter, clothing, etc.

它是人们购买消费品所花费的总额，为每日生活所买的东西，比如食物，住宿，衣物等。

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Sustaining innovations improve current highly profitable goods or services, making them even more profitable.

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Indeed, this week the Administration is putting forward a proposal advanced by the Department of Commerce to the members of the Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM) which will cut the current list of controlled goods and technology by as much as 50 percent.

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Despite the current economic climate, luxury goods remain in demand -- and the tiara is expected to sell at value.

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