消费降级 consumption downgrading

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There is heated discussion online as to whether China is experiencing a consumption downgrading. Some figures do suggest that retail products with lower prices are making a comeback. But it is far from the whole truth.
网上热议我国是否正经历消费降级。一些数据确实表明价格更低的零售商品又重获青睐。然而，这远不是全部事实。

近段时间以来，"消费降级(consumption downgrading)"引发社会热议。有网友称由于家庭收支压力大(household budgets are under pressure)，不得不减少消费(spending is being reduced)，价格成为选购产品时的决定性因素：购物拼多多、中午吃榨菜、出门靠摩拜。还有人找到了所谓"消费降级"的更多佐证：榨菜(pickle)、便宜白酒(cheap baijiu)以及方便面(instant noodles)的销量均在上升。

事实果真如此吗？专家认为，我国不仅没有消费降级，恰恰相反，是在消费升级(consumption upgrading)。根据统计数据，我国居民的商品支出减少，但服务支出增加(less spending on products and more on services)。几年前，吃美食、穿名牌给国人带来最大满足(bring the most satisfaction to people in China)，但如今国人愿意将更多的钱花在娱乐、教育和旅游等方面。对于低价产品(products with lower prices)的选择是公众消费理念(consumption concept)提升与消费心理(consumer psychology)成熟的重要表现。

[相关词汇]
扩大内需 expand domestic demand
消费机制 consumption mechanism
优化消费结构 optimize the consumption structure
个性化消费 personalized consumption
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