British and colonial merchants prospered because of a demand in the colonies for increasing amounts of consumer goods made in Britain.

由于殖民地对英国制造的消费品的需求不断增加，英国和殖民地的商人们得以兴旺发达。

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In the short term, Wenzhou is a useful weather vane for the health of the global economy and the strength of consumer demand.

短期来看，温州是全球经济健康与否及消费者需求强弱的一个有效的风向标。

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The idea is to assess the strength of consumer demand on the day that marks the start of the holiday shopping season.

这样做是为了评估标志着假日购物季节开始的这一天的消费需求的强度。

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The driver of that effort must remain the demand of the conscious consumer.

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