As these families have tightened their belts, the pace of consumption spending and economic growth has become more dependent on earners at the top of the income distribution. Since the recession ended in 2009, real consumption spending by the top 5% has increased by 17%, compared to just 1% for the bottom 95%.
由于这些家庭开始勒紧裤腰带生活，消费支出和经济增长的速度就更加依赖于收入分配顶层的群体。自从衰退在2009年终结之后，社会最顶层的那5%群体的实际消费支出增长了17%，而其他95%的群体的增长仅为1%。