With food accounting for about a third of consumer expenditure, it is a problem that cannot be ignored.

鉴于食品在消费支出中约占三分之一的权重，这是一个不能忽视的问题。

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Despite the general slow down, the positive signs are that US employment remains relatively solid and consumer expenditure is doing well.

除了整体放缓之外，积极的信号则包括美国就业率仍相对景气而消费者支出也在造好。

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Between 2007 and 2009 average spending on new cars and trucks by Americans under 25 fell by half, according to the Consumer Expenditure Survey. It fell by 31% among people aged between 25 and 34.

据“消费开支”调查显示从2007年到2009年，25岁以下的美国人在轿车和卡车上的花费减少了一半，25岁到34岁的人减少了31%。

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Women control up to 80% of all discretionary consumer expenditure.

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The irony is that until recently the Bank was worried about the obdurate strength of consumer expenditure at a time when the public sector was turning into a big spender.

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He notes that with little fanfare the Fed recently switched its inflation benchmark from the Personal Consumption Expenditure deflator to the Consumer Price Index.

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