Chinese consumers on top of the world

With consumer spending outpacing expectations, China will this year contribute twice as much to growth in real global consumption as the US, euro-zone and Japan combined. (See Chart 1.) This should guarantee another year of healthy growth for China as a whole and give a welcome boost to exporters in the rest of Asia.

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