|
CHINA> National
![]() |
|
US, China should learn from each other on consumption: David Dollar
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-11 23:48 DALIAN: The United States and China should learn from each other to change their nature of consumption, David Dollar, Economic and Financial Emissary of US Department of the Treasury to China, said Friday at the ongoing Summer Davos in northeastern China's port city of Dalian. The US family suffered more from the global financial crisis as they got used to over-consuming while the Chinese family preferred saving to consuming, said Dollar.
The Americans had to tighten their belts during the global recession and "we should learn from China's household savings", he said. The American savings rate in May rose to 6.9 percent, the highest level since December 1993, according to statistics from the US Commerce Department. The US savings rate hovered near zero in early 2008. On the other hand, Dollar hoped China could learn from the US to consume more for better quality of life. |
沛县| 旌德县| 清涧县| 翁源县| 波密县| 长治市| 阜宁县| 吕梁市| 富源县| 驻马店市| 桃江县| 白沙| 山东省| 龙江县| 台湾省| 怀仁县| 无为县| 双牌县| 资阳市| 英德市| 英德市| 新泰市| 义乌市| 时尚| 奈曼旗| 保定市| 上犹县| 张家川| 云龙县| 禹州市| 浮山县| 曲阳县| 汝城县| 土默特右旗| 通山县| 交城县| 富锦市| 依兰县| 宁都县| 义乌市| 金溪县|