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Table 1 Household consumption rates in China vs. other countries (%)

From: Chinese household consumption: how much is enough?

 

1970–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

Low-income countries, LIC

80.3

80.8

81.3

79.7

Lower-middle-income countries, LMIC

69.0

69.6

71.0

70.3

Upper-middle-income countries, UMIC

62.8

60.7

62.3

59.4

High-income countries, HIC

57.2

56.5

56.8

55.8

China

59.5

51.0

45.6

38.9

  1. Source: calculations of relevant data as derived from the UN National Accounts Main Aggregates Database