Europe has strong competitive edge in auto and aero industries, sophisticated machinery, high-end and luxury consumer goods, green technology, and energy conservation and environment technologies.

欧洲在汽车、飞机、技术装备、高档消费品和奢侈品、绿色科技产品、节能环保技术等领域具有非常强的竞争优势。

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"It is incredible that in a downturn the consumer still buys so many Louis Vuitton bags, but she or he does," says Melanie Flouquet, luxury-goods analyst at JPMorgan in Paris.

位于巴黎摩根大通银行的奢侈品分析师Melanie Flouquet称，“在金融危机期间，消费者依旧购买那么多LV的包包是难以置信的，但人们的确是这么做的。”

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He thinks smaller, fast-moving consumer-goods companies as well as luxury-goods makers are most likely to boost spending.

他认为规模较小、快速变化的消费产品公司以及奢侈品制造商是最有可能增加支出的企业。

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They are also more interested in luxury and lifestyle consumer goods.

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Richard Perks, director of Retail Research at industry analysis company MINTEL, said Europe's luxury brands have remained relatively unaffected by reduced retail spending because the global consumer base for luxury goods is growing.

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Corresponding to the decline in luxury consumer confidence, the average amount spent by affluent consumers on luxury goods and services in the second quarter 2011 declined by 8.4 percent from the first quarter and dropped 18.4 percent over same quarter last year, according to the survey.

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