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去年以来,由美世咨询公司公布《全球城市生活成本指数调查报告》(以下称《成本报告》)引发了种种议论,不久前, 2004年度《成本报告》又新鲜出炉。排名的先后引人关注,原因在于:无论在经济学者的理论研究中,还是在各类企业的发展计划里,或是在老百姓的日常安排上,“生活成本”无时无刻不在影响着人们的决策。仔细比较两年的排行榜,中国城市排名后退的现象非常引人注目:北京从去年的第5位后退到11 位,上海从11位后退到16 位。专家分析,这一现象显示了中国城市的竞争力在不断加强。
Since last year, Mercury Consulting released the “Global City Cost of Living Index Survey Report” (hereinafter referred to as the “cost report”) triggered a variety of discussions, not long ago, 2004 “cost report” and fresh baked. The rankings have attracted people’s attention one after another for the following reasons: Whether in the theoretical study of economists, in the development plans of various types of enterprises, or in the daily arrangements of ordinary people, the “cost of living” affects people all the time decision making. Carefully comparing the two-year leaderboard, the downturn in China’s city rankings is dramatic: Beijing has regressed to 11 from last year’s No. 5, Shanghai from 11 to 16. Expert analysis, this phenomenon shows that the competitiveness of Chinese cities are constantly strengthened.