Although China’s total real GDP is second only to that of the United States (and might be larger when measured in terms of purchasing power), its per capita income is only about $7,000, or roughly 15% of the US level. And consumption remains low – only about 50% of GDP when government spending is included, and just 35% when limited to household consumer spending.
但中国仍需要更强的增长，因为它仍是相对低收入国家，并且存在大量贫困。尽管中国总实际GDP已是世界第二，仅次于美国（若以购买力衡量，或许比美国还要大），但其人均收入仍只有7,000美元左右，只有美国的15%。消费仍然很低——包括政府支出只占GDP的50%左右，只算家庭消费则只占35%。因此中国还需要大量努力才能达到其领导人实现“繁荣的现代社会”的目标。