With widespread homeownership in China, real estate values are a key measure of consumer spending power.

由于中国个人购买住房的现象非常普遍，房地产价值成为衡量消费者支出能力的重要指标。

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Mr Bloom said hopes of a brisk us recovery after the winter slowdown were "melting away" as the housing slump continued to hinder consumer spending power.

布卢姆先生说，希望一个活跃的美国经济复苏后，放慢了冬季“溶化了”为住房市场下滑继续阻碍消费能力。

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Walmart began sniffing around South Africa three years ago, seeking a toehold on a continent where consumer spending power has risen sharply in the past decade.

于是三年前沃尔玛开始转向南非，搜寻商机，企望在这个十年间消费能力猛涨的地方找到立足之地。

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If its currency weakens for once, consumer spending power could shrink, in theory, and that could help inflation there, too.

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