And the share should rise to 65-70% over the next 15 years. New and expanding cities sustain growth through services-based employment, which in turn boosts consumer purchasing power by trebling per capita income relative to that earned in the countryside.
服务业也是让中国城镇化战略如此有效的要素。如今，大约55%的中国人口生活在城市中，而1978年只有不到20%。未来15年，这一比例应能上升至65—70%。新城市和旧城扩张通过基于服务业的就业维持增长，反过来又通过比农村高两倍的城市人均收入提振消费者购买力。