在人们阔步迈入新千年之际,心中会想,21世纪的消费形态将是什么趋势呢?最近英国政府及民间团体纷纷发布预测报告。 1960年以前,英国家庭在食物的花费上大约占总支出的35％,休闲占4％。到了70年代,食物的花费下降到家庭预算的26％;相对的休闲提高到占9％;单以假期支出看,大约占支出的2％。时至今日,英国家庭花费在食物的比例只占16.7％,而休闲提高到16.9％,包括假期 As people march into the new millennium, they will think about the trend of consumption patterns in the 21st century. Recently, the British government and non-governmental organizations released the forecast reports one after another. Before 1960, the British families spent about 35% of their total expenditure on food and 4% on leisure. By the 1970s, the cost of food dropped to 26% of household budgets; relative leisure was up to 9%; and holiday spending alone accounted for about 2% of expenditures. To date, only 16.7% of British families spend on food while their leisure time rises to 16.9%, including holidays