For example, the US consumes more than nine times as much oil as China on a per capita basis. As more of China’s population converges to Western standards of consumption, demand for commodities – and thus their prices – will remain on an upward trajectory.
比如，从人均水平看，美国消费的石油量是中国的九倍多。随着更多的中国人向西方消费水平看齐，商品需求——以及价格——将保持上涨趋势。