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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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What does this text mean?....consumers save very little - they buy large...

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00Could you help me understand the following text please?It is from the BBC's website. I have no idea what it means by '01i00American consumers save very little02i00'. What do they save on? 02br
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00They say the deficit in US international trade is due to the fact that American consumers save very little - they buy large amounts of imported goods while consumers in China and other Asian countries save a great deal.02br
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00Cheers,02br
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0 Americans tend to spend their money rather than save it.0-
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0 Thanks for answering my questions, Yankee. 02br
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00I don't really understand why the tendency to spend money than saving money has to do with the deficit in US international trade. Could you explain, please? 02br
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00Thanks again.02br
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