And since falling housing prices won't do much to stimulate either consumer spending or homebuilding, it looks like a good bet that this index is going to stay at low levels for a good long time.

而且，由于房价下跌无力刺激消费者支出及房屋建设，该指数看来很可能会在很长一段时间内保持低位。

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We have made vigorous efforts to stimulate consumption and make domestic demand, particularly consumer spending the primary driver of economic growth.

我们鼎力大举非常刺激消费，推动经济增长向内需特别是居民消费需求拉动转变。

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Some money will undoubtedly go directly into taxpayers' pockets, as part of the plan is to stimulate consumer spending.

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So what we want to do is create incentives that stimulate consumer spending, because folks buy materials from home improvement stores like this one, which then buys them from manufacturers.

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The Fed justified its second round of quantitative easing partly on grounds that the wealth effect of rising stock prices would stimulate consumer spending and, by extension, boost output and reduce unemployment.

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