consumption boom

This was especially true for Asia, the main beneficiary of the US consumption boom, and for China in particular.

Its dash for development matched the west's consumption boom, and sucked in forests, minerals and fuel from all over the world.

But economists worried that as America's consumption boom took it deeper into hock, foreigners would become less willing to lend to it.

U. S. consumers, burdened by unemployment and a continuing housing slump, are unlikely to generate a new consumption boom.

Spain's consumption boom and ballooning current-account deficit continued unchecked because foreign lenders faced less currency risk.

For the United States, the consumption boom was fueled by bubbles in stocks and housing.

One explanation: All the new money printed went mainly into an investment boom, not a consumption boom.

A consumption boom in the US and companies moving production to China more than offset the moderate loss in competitiveness.

The country's rapid industrialization and urbanization have sparked a consumption boom in aluminum for various industries.

Finally, China's recent consumption boom has been predicated on rising income, itself a function of strong external demand.

The consumption boom had the effect of raising inflation and the Federal Reserve correctly reacted by raising the interest rate.

Growing consumers , uncertain about the job security , are spending less despite the government's hope for a consumption boom this year .

Q. What are the implications of a consumption boom in China?

Investment banks such as Nomura and JPMorgan predict India's domestic consumption boom can propel its growth rate past China's.

and, as in America, a long consumption boom left a large current-account deficit.