Consumption data

Classification

Thereareseveralwaystoclassifyconsumptionmaterials,andtherearethreemainones:

(1)DividableaccordingtoconsumptionobjectsTherearetwocategories:oneisphysicalconsumption,thatis,theconsumptionofconsumergoodsintheformofcommodities;theotherislaborconsumption,thatis,theconsumptionofconsumergoodsintheformoflabor.

(2)Accordingtothepurposeofconsumption,itcanbedividedintothreeparts:survivalmaterials,developmentmaterials,andenjoymentmaterials.

(3)Accordingtothetypeofconsumption,itisgenerallydividedintocategoriessuchasfood,clothing,shelter,use,andtransportation.

Theabovethreedivisionmethodsarenotcompletelyseparate,butinterspersedwitheachother.Forexample,avarietyofmaterialproductsforfood,clothing,shelter,use,andtransportation,tovaryingdegrees,includemeetingtheconsumptionneedsofworkersinthethreepartsofsurvival,development,andenjoyment;amongthesethreeparts,somearephysicalconsumption,andsomeOfthembelongtotheconsumptionoflaborservices.Theimprovementoftheconsumptionstructuremeansthatthechangesintheproportionsoftheabove-mentionedcategoriesarebecomingmorereasonable,whichcanbetterreflecttheimprovementoflaborers'livingstandards.

Furthermore,regardlessofsurvivalmaterials,enjoymentmaterialsordevelopmentmaterials,theirspecificcontentwillcontinuetobeenrichedandexpandedwiththedevelopmentofsocialproduction,andtheirrespectivestructureswillalsochange.Thedistinctionbetweenthethreetypesofconsumptiondataisrelative.Certainconsumptionmaterialsthatareregardedasenjoymentmaterialsunderthecircumstanceofbackwardproductivitywillbeincludedinthescopeofsatisfyingbasiclifeneedsafteragreaterdevelopmentinproductivity,thatis,theywillbeusedassurvivalmaterials.

Influencingfactors

1. Theconsumptionactivitiesofresidentsinordertomeettheirownneedsarefundamentallyrestrictedbythelevelofnationaleconomicdevelopment.

2. Incomelevel.Thelevelofincomehasadirectimpactonhouseholdconsumption.Themainwaytoincreasethelevelofhouseholdconsumptionistoincreaseincome.

3. Pricelevel.Whentheincomelevelofresidentsremainsunchanged,thepricelevelofgoodsandserviceshasbecomeanimportantfactoraffectinghouseholdconsumption.

4. Thenumberofpeople.Undertheconditionthatthetotalincomeandotherfactorsremainunchanged,thehouseholdconsumptionlevelisinverselyproportionaltothesupportedpopulation.

5. People'shouseholdconsumptionisalsoaffectedbytheconsumptionfieldandconsumptionenvironment.